title: [Chlamydia trachomatis in the eyes and sexual partners of women with genital chlamydial infections].
abstract: Conjunctival scrapings from 24 women found to be positive for genital Chlamydia trachomatis previously and urethral swabs from their sexual partners were obtained and processed with direct fluorescent antibody technique. 8.3% of the conjunctival scrapings and 33.3% of the urethral specimens were found positive for C. trachomatis. None of the female patients had ocular complaints or signs of conjunctivitis and only two of the male subjects had urogenital symptoms.
authors.affiliation: 3. Ulusal Enfeksiyon Hastaliklari Kongresi'nde sunuldu.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ertem
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dereli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Serter
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000382:microbiology; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D012747:Sexual Partners; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology*