title: Seropositivity of Chlamydia trachomatis among saudi pregnant women in makkah.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the seroprevalence rates of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) to Chlamydia trachomatis in Saudi pregnant women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), a total of 1600 serum samples were tested for antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis known to cause a variety of clinical syndromes in women and newborn infants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Chlamydia trachomatis IgG antibodies were detected in 8.7% and IgM antibodies were found in 1.5% of different age groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pregnant Saudi women have low prevalence rate of Chlamydia trachomatis IgG antibodies and lower prevalence for Chlamydia trachomatis IgM.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hani O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Ghazi
authors.forename: Mazin H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Daghestani
authors.forename: Mohamed F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Mohamed