title: [Human chlamydia infections (authors' transl)].
abstract: Human Chlamydia infections have diverse clinical presentations and various biological methods are used for their diagnosis. Despite progress in laboratory techniques, theses methods are relatively slow: inoculation of chick embryos requires 4 to 12 days, cell culture from 2 to 3 days and indirect immunofluorescence a whole morning. Counter immunoelectrophoresis seems to have a future, as it is rapid (45 minutes), easy to perform, highly sensitive and applicable to routine examinations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis / Q000379:methods*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D013997:Time Factors; D014526:Urethritis / Q000209:etiology; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007106:Immune Sera
vernacular_title: Infections humaines à Chlamydia. Etude d'une technique de diagnostic rapide.