title: [Evaluation of a rapid diagnostic method in Chlamydia trachomatis infections].
abstract: This study is based on 526 female patients investigated by gynecologists in an ambulatory practice (G.P.'s). The samples originating from within the uterine neck have been analysed by one so-called "rapid" test (D.I.F.T.) and after culture in McCoy cells. Prevalence by culture is 20.5% and sensitivity is 96.5%, whereas prevalence is only 4.9% and sensitivity about 20.4% for D.I.F.T. For D.I.F.T.-test, the predictive positive value is 76.6%, when the predictive negative value is close to 82.8%. These results give the evidence that the inoculation of uro-genital specimens in cell-cultures still remains the gold standard method for detecting C. trachomatis infections.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Anamed 2000, Genève, Suisse.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pitton
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Philippin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fournier
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Evaluation d'un système de diagnostic rapide des infections à Chlamydia trachomatis.