POSTABORTAL ENDOMETRITIS AND ISOLATION OF CHLAMYDIA-TRACHOMATIS

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  • 1 November 1986
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 68  (5) , 686-690
Abstract
A prospectives tudy of 505 unselected women presenting for induced abortion was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and to determine if cervical isolation of C. trachomatis before abortion increases the risk of postabortal endometritis. A comparison of direct fluorescent antibody (slide) test with tissue culture for diagnosing C. trachomatis infection also was evaluated in this population. C. trachomatis was identified by culture in 89 patients (17.6%) and by direct slide test in 85 patients (16.8%). Six of 17 patients with postabortal endometritis were culture positive for C. trachomatis, with a significant correlation between C. trachomatis infection and development of endometritis observed (P < 0.05). These data suggest C. trachomatis may play an important role in postabortal endometritis.