Genital Chlamydia infections. a seroepidemiologic study in Algiers
Kadi, Z.; Bouguermouh, A.; Ait-Mokhtar, N.; Allouache, A.; Ziat, A.; Orfilla, J.
Archives de l'Institut Pasteur d'Algerie 57: 73-82
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-2460 PMID: 2489406 Document Number: 376266
The prevalence of anti-Chlamydia antibodies was studied among 329 patients divided into 5 groups, 34 (36%) of the women with a low genital infection have antibodies at a titre greater than 16 versus 12 (17%) of the patients attending the women's clinic for routine pelvic examination. 44 (100%) of 44 prostitutes had antibodies greater than 16 meanwhile only 2 (7%) of 30 women attending an obstetric clinic had antibodies greater than 16. Titres suggesting active chlamydial infection were found in prostitutes (95%), women with low genital infection (17%) and patients attending a cancer screening clinic (11%). In other hand, using immunofluorescence test with monoclonal anti Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies, 20 (45.5%) of the prostitutes were found antigen positive.