title: [Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Ureaplasma urealyticum from aborted tissues by polymerase chain reaction technique].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) infection in spontaneous abortion patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  CT and UU in aborted tissues were determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique in 45 spontaneous abortion patients (abortion group) and 25 artificial abortion cases (control group).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The detective rate of CT and UU was 42.2% and 33.3% respectively in the abortion group. As compared with the control group significant difference (P < 0.01, P < 0.025) was shown. The detection rate of mixed CT and UU is 8.9%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CT and UU are important infection factors which may cause spontaneous abortion. PCR examination of the aborted tissue can submit an accurate, rapid microorganic diagnosis of CT and (or) UU infection.
authors.affiliation: People's Hospital, Yunnan Province, Kunming.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002694:Chlamydiaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000302:isolation & purification*