title: The frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis in acute epididymitis.
abstract: Twenty-five patients with bacteriologically proven epididymitis were studied between 1984 and 1986. Thirteen were less than 35 years old and in 11 of them Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated; of the 2 remaining patients Escherichia coli was found in 1 and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the other. In patients more than 35 years old, gram negative bacteria were the cause of infection in 10 and only 1 case was attributable to Chlamydia trachomatis. These results suggest that Chlamydia trachomatis is much more frequent in men under the age of 35 and the difference is statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: De Jong
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pontonnier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plante
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gautier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ioualalen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Archambaud
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chabanon
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged