Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydial infection
are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least
one antigenic portion of a Chlamydia antigen and DNA sequences encoding
such polypeptides. Pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines comprising such polypeptides
or DNA sequences are also provided, together with antibodies directed against such
polypeptides. Diagnostic kits containing such polypeptides or DNA sequences and
a suitable detection reagent may be used for the detection of Chlamydial infection
in patients and in biological samples.
