title: [Incidence of Chlamydia ocular infections in patients with conjunctivitis, at a private clinic of Uberaba, MG].
abstract: 780 patients with recurrent conjunctival infections or persistent complaints of itching, burning pain, lacrimation and conjunctival hyperemia were subject to conjunctival smear examination for cytology and the presence of inclusion bodies. Two hundred and forty seven (31.7%) showed cytoplamic inclusions; 235 of them were subject to a direct specific immunofluorescency test with 90 (38.3%) positive results. The importance of the clinical manifestations and laboratory methods (direct immunofluorescence and research cytoplasmic inclusions) were considered. The patients are clients of a private clinic and have a moderate to hightor socioeconomic level.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Couto-Júnior
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Corrêa
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Campos Filho
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Bottari
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Sawan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tavares-Neto
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Angotti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016304:Hospitals, Private; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Freqüência das infecções oculares por clamídia nos portadores de conjuntivite, em Clínica Particular de Uberaba, MG.