[Routine screening for Chlamydia: is it sensible during pregnancy?]

610 pregnant patients were examined for evidence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Chlamydia trachomatis could be detected in 18 of these 610 patients. This results in a low prevalence rate of 3%; therefore, screening for Chlamydia trachomatis is not indicated in our pregnant population. Among the 18 chlamydia-positive patients we could not discover any risk factors that were associated with this infection. Because of the varied and sometimes silent course in affected patients, this special investigation should be used liberally in a variety of situations.