title: [Diagnostic value of the study of anti-Chlamidia antibodies in salpingitis. 379 cases].
abstract: Antibodies to Chlamydia were assayed by complement fixation (CF) and inclusion indirect immunofluorescence (IFI) in sera collected from 379 patients with salpingitis: 30.3% of the patients had total and IgM antibodies at IFI and CF antibodies (profile I); 26.6% of the patients had total and IgM antibodies at IFI without CF antibodies (profile II); 31.6% of the patients had only total antibodies at IFI without specific IgM and without CF antibodies (profile III); 11.3% of the patients were Chlamydia antibody negative (profile IV). In the control group of 50 pregnant women apparently non infected, the profile distribution was 2% profile I, 8% profile II, 38% profile III, and 54% profile IV. Detection of IgM antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis in 57% of patients with salpingitis, taking only one specimen, suggested recent or active chlamydial infection. CF antibodies indicated diffuse infection. Total antibodies correlated well with IgG antibodies detected by ELISA. Their finding was by no means diagnosis for Chlamydia being the cause of tubal infection, although titers observed in salpingitis patients were higher than in controls.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology*; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
vernacular_title: Intérêt diagnostique de la recherche des anticorps anti-chlamydiens au cours des salpingites. 379 observations.