background and objectives: the obligate intracellular bacterium chlamydia trachomatis causes sexually transmissible diseases in human. timely and sensitive detection of this pathogen is very important. there are many cross-reactions in bacteriological and serological methods in detection of this type of pathogens. the aim of this study was to achieve a more specific antigen for serological test...

Infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis can lead to a variety of diseases, including ectopic pregnancy, infertility and blindness. Exposure of the host to C. trachomatis stimulates multiple innate and adaptive immune effectors that can contribute towards controlling bacterial replication. However, these effectors are often insufficient to resolve the infection and prevent re-infectio...

Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) serological studies in populations could help monitor changes in lifetime cumulative risk of infection. We developed a double-antigen sandwich ELISA based on the Ct-specific Pgp3 antigen, then tested blind stored sera from over 800 participants in a New Zealand birth cohort from Dunedin at ages 26, 32 and 38. The double-antigen sandwich ELISA was more sensitive than o...

BACKGROUND Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States (U.S.) [1] and remains a major public health problem. We determined the cost- benefit of screening all pregnant women aged 15-24 for Chlamydia trachomatis infection compared with no screening. METHODS We developed a decision analysis model to estimate costs and health-relate...

Chlamydia trachomatis is currently, the major cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) worldwide. Infection prevalence peaks in women younger than 25 years. There is increasingly more evidence that infection with Chlamydia trachomatis can cause adverse pregnancy and infant health outcomes (stillbirth, premature rupture of membranes, puerperal infections, miscarriage, ectopic pr...

INTRODUCTION The primary objective is to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among 200 women seeking termination of pregnancy (TOP) at National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore. The secondary objective is to determine the existence of high-risk sexual behaviours/practices among these women. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two endocervical swabs were taken from these women; o...

OBJECTIVE Reactive arthritis (ReA) triggered by Chlamydia trachomatis or enteric bacteria such as yersinia, salmonella, Campylobacter jejuni, or shigella is an important differential diagnosis in patients presenting with the clinical picture of an undifferentiated oligoarthritis (UOA). This study was undertaken to evaluate the best diagnostic approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS 52 patients with Re...

BACKGROUND Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the world with severe complications. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and possible risk factors of C. trachomatis in Kano. There is dearth of information on this subject in this locality. METHOD Urine samples, Endocervical swabs and Urethral swab were collected from consecutive p...

Title: The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Australia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND Chlamydia trachomatis is the most reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease, especially among young women worldwide. The aim of this study was comparison the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in woman with tubal infertility by means of PCR and cell culture techniques. METHODS Fifty-one women with confirmed TFI were enrolled in this study in (avicenna infertility C...