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. 1991 May-Jun;19(3):135-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF01643231.

Perinatal transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis. The use of serological tests in detecting infected women

L Dannevig  1 , B Schive, B K Straume, K Melby
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Perinatal transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis. The use of serological tests in detecting infected women

L Dannevig et al. Infection. 1991 May-Jun.

Abstract

A study is presented on the use of serological tests for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in 273 pregnant women. 166 were cultured for C. trachomatis and nine (5.4%) were positive. Three culture-positive babies, all born to culture-positive women, had conjunctivitis. Elevated IgG and IgA antibody levels were seen in six (67%) and three (33%) of the infected women, respectively. Three (2.4%) of IgG antibody-negative mothers (n = 126) were positive by culture. Compared to serology culture of the microorganism appears as the most reliable way of detecting infected women.

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