prevalence of antibody to chlamydia pneumoniae in residents of japan, the solomon islands, and nepal. | sera of 4,050 residents from japan, 276 from the solomon islands, and 602 from nepal were tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to determine the prevalence of antibody to chlamydia pneumoniae. the prevalence of igg and iga antibodies was significantly higher in the solomon islands (64.9% and 82.2%) and nepal (73.1%, and 69.8%) than in japan (53.6% and 41.1%). these prevalence rates increased throughout the teenage years in the solomon islands and japan and leveled off with age, whereas ... | 2002 | 12389943 |