Serological evidence for chlamydial infection in patients with acute diarrhoea.
Anti-chlamydial antibodies were detected in 25 of 93 patients with diarrhoea in Bangladesh. This first report of evidence for chlamydial infection in this country should stimulate a search for a causal relationship between chlamydiae and prevalent diseases of Bangladesh.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M