title: The incidence of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infections among patients in Kumasi, Ghana.
abstract: The incidence of urogenital chlamydia infections among selected patients in Kumasi, Ghana was evaluated using an immunofluorescent monoclonal antibody technique. Chlamydia trachomatis was identified in 4 of 110 patients presenting for prenatal care, 2 of 55 female patients with infertility and 6 of 15 males with acute urethritis. The findings demonstrate that C. trachomatis is a frequently identified pathogen among male patients presenting with symptoms of acute urethritis; however, the incidence of chlamydia infections among asymptomatic patients is relatively low.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Ob/Gyn, Ann Arbor 48109-0718.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drescher
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Elkins
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Adkeo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Akins-Bekoe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agbemadzo
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Martey
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology; D014526:Urethritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology