title: Chlamydial serology and laparoscopic findings in infertile women.
abstract: Fifty-seven infertile women were studied for presence of chlamydial infection by detecting antichlamydial antibodies using indirect immunoperoxidase assay technique. Laparoscopy was performed in all of them. Inflammatory changes in fallopian tubes were present irrespective of serological status. Thus no rigid criteria for carrying out laparoscopy can be made. A high index of suspicion is required for detection of chlamydial infection as it runs an indolent course with no specific symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gulati
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000382:microbiology*; D007249:Inflammation; D010535:Laparoscopy; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D012698:Serologic Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial