title: Prevalence of active Chlamydia trachomatis infection at the time of exploratory laparotomy for ectopic pregnancy.
abstract: Cultures of the fallopian tube, cul-de-sac, and cervix were obtained from 50 patients undergoing exploratory laparotomy for ectopic pregnancy. Chlamydia trachomatis was cultured from the cervix in four patients (8%). All the cultures from the fallopian tube or cul-de-sac were negative. Immunofluorescent stain of deparaffinized cross-sections of fallopian tube at the site of tubal involvement with the ectopic pregnancy failed to reveal any C trachomatis inclusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maccato
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Estrada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hammill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Faro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015995:Prevalence