Chlamydia trachomatis in the eyes and sexual partners of women with genital chlamydial infections

Ertem, E.; Dereli, D.; Serter, D.

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni 27(1): 42-45

1993


ISSN/ISBN: 0374-9096
PMID: 8421442
Document Number: 414919
Conjunctival scrapings from 24 women found to be positive for genital Chlamydia trachomatis previously and urethral swabs from their sexual partners were obtained and processed with direct fluorescent antibody technique. 8.3% of the conjunctival scrapings and 33.3% of the urethral specimens were found positive for C. trachomatis. None of the female patients had ocular complaints or signs of conjunctivitis and only two of the male subjects had urogenital symptoms.

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