EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND SERODIAGNOSTIC ASPECTS OF CHLAMYDIAL SALPINGITIS

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 59  (2) , 206-209
Abstract
Cultural, serologic and epidemiologic aspects of Chlamydia trachomatis in acute salpingitis were assessed. Of 111 patients, 52 (47%) harbored C. trachomatis in the cervix or urethra, or both. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated in 41 patients of 209 (20%). A majority (79%) of women with gonorrhea were also infected with C. trachomatis. A 4-fold titer rise of chlamydial IgG antibodies or significant IgM titer, or both, was demonstrated in 37 patients of 72 (51%) from whom paired sera were obtained. The serologic response distinguished 3 different phases of chlamydial infection: acute, subacute and chronic or reinfection. The patients'' male sex partners were examined on a voluntary basis; C. trachomatis was detected in 68%, indicating a need for effective partner examination and treatment.

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