Evaluation of a direct fluorescent antibody test for detection ofChlamydia trachomatisin endocervical specimens
| Autor: | D Dereli, Ekin Ertem, Demir Serter, Kemal Yüce |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Chlamydia trachomatis infection Pathology medicine.medical_specialty biology General Medicine urologic and male genital diseases medicine.disease_cause biology.organism_classification Asymptomatic female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Pathology and Forensic Medicine stomatognathic system Chlamydiales Internal medicine medicine Immunology and Allergy Outpatient clinic Sex organ Chlamydiaceae medicine.symptom Chlamydia trachomatis Direct fluorescent antibody |
| Zdroj: | APMIS. 99:961-964 |
| ISSN: | 1600-0463 0903-4641 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1991.tb01284.x |
| Popis: | A total of 160 endocervical specimens collected from 72 symptomatic and 82 asymptomatic women attending a gynecology outpatient clinic were investigated for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection by the use of tissue culture and DFA test. The infection rate was 42% for symptomatic and 23% for asymptomatic patient groups. The sensitivity rates of the DFA test in the symptomatic and asymptomatic groups were 84% and 75%, while the specificity rates were 89% and 95%, respectively. The DFA test had an overall sensitivity of 80% and specificity of 93%. There was 90% agreement between the two techniques. Therefore, DFA is recommended as an alternative to tissue culture where laboratory facilities are limited and genital chlamydial infections are highly prevalent. |
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