title: [Genital Chlamydia infections. A seroepidemiologic study in Algiers].
abstract: The prevalence of anti-Chlamydia antibodies was studied among 329 patients divided into 5 groups, 34 (36%) of the women with a low genital infection have antibodies at a titre greater than 16 versus 12 (17%) of the patients attending the women's clinic for routine pelvic examination. 44 (100%) of 44 prostitutes had antibodies greater than 16 meanwhile only 2 (7%) of 30 women attending an obstetric clinic had antibodies greater than 16. Titres suggesting active chlamydial infection were found in prostitutes (95%), women with low genital infection (17%) and patients attending a cancer screening clinic (11%). In other hand, using immunofluorescence test with monoclonal anti Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies, 20 (45.5%) of the prostitutes were found antigen positive.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kadi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouguermouh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ait-Mokhtar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allouache
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ziat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orfilla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000462:Algeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D011477:Sex Work
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Les infections génitales a Chlamydia. Etude séroépidémiologique a Alger.