Cultural method for large-scale screening for Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection.
Idoxuridine-treated McCoy cells grown as monolayers in 96 well microplates provide a convenient method for the isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis. Staining of infected monolayers with periodic acid-Schiff reagent (PAS) allows easy recognition of C trachomatis inclusions without the need for dark-ground microscopy. By this method 384 clinical specimens can be examined concurrently. It is sufficiently sensitive to form the basis of a chlamydial culture service for patients attending Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Clinics.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010503:Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction