Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infections in patients attending a tertiary eye care hospital in north India: A twelve year study

Autor:	Sharma, Anjana, Satpathy, Gita, Nayak, Niranjan, Tandon, Radhika, Sharma, Namrata, Titiyal, Jeewan Singh, Panda, Anita, Vajpayee, Rasik Behari, Pandey, Ravinder Mohan
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Antigen detection Male Age Factors India Chlamydia trachomatis trachoma Conjunctivitis Bacterial Sex Factors Fluorescent Antibody Technique Direct Prevalence Humans Original Article Female eye infections direct immunofluorescence assay Retrospective Studies
Zdroj:	The Indian Journal of Medical Research
ISSN:	0975-9174 0971-5916
Popis:	Background & objectives: Ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is a major public health problem in densely populated countries like India. The true prevalence of such infections is uncertain due to insufficient data available from India. The aim of this study was to do a retrospective analysis of C. trachomatis eye infections in patients attending the outpatient department of Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, over a period of 12 years. Methods: From 1997 to 2008, the Chlamydia laboratory received conjunctival swabs from 1281 consecutive patients for C. trachomatis detection after thorough clinical examination. Specimens were subjected to direct fluorescent antigen detection assay using monoclonal antibody based commercial kit to detect the presence of C. trachomatis antigen. Results: Antigen positivity varied between 22-28 per cent. Children below 11 yr and people above the age of 60 yr showed comparatively higher antigen positivity (25.7 and 27.8%, respectively). As compared to males significantly (P
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