title: Evidence of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in patients with pelvic inflammatory disease: value of partner investigation.
abstract: A retrospective analysis was made of the records of 71 women with clinically diagnosed PID presenting to the Department of Genito Urinary Medicine in Doncaster. Twenty-nine of the 71 women (40.8%) showed evidence of active chlamydial infection. Six women (8.5%) had infection with N. gonorrhoeae. Of the 45 male partners investigated, 16 (35.6%) had recoverable C. trachomatis in the anterior urethra. Only four (8.9%) had gonorrhea.
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000635:transmission; D012189:Retrospective Studies