title: Diagnostic value of rapid detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by using amplified enzyme immunoassay in infants with respiratory infections.
abstract: The diagnostic value of amplified enzyme immunoassay (IDEIA Chlamydia test) was compared with that of standard tissue culture in specimens obtained from pediatric patients. Of 286 clinical specimens, chlamydial antigen was detected in 34 by IDEIA Chlamydia. Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from 30 specimens and C. pneumoniae from one specimen. IDEIA had excellent sensitivity and specificity relative to cell culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical College, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Numazaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiba
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial