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[Serologic survey on Chlamydia trachomatis in different populations of the Ivory Coast]
L Benabbou1, M Verdier, G Léonard
1Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
Pathologie-Biologie
|March 1, 1989
Abstract:
Chlamydial serum antibodies were screened in more than 1,000 persons by immunofluorescence test. C. trachomatis antibodies (greater than or equal to 1/16 for males, greater than or equal to 1/64 for females) were found more frequently in risk group (prostitutes: 64.7%, prisoners: 64.0%) than in control groups (pregnant women: 18.8%, children: 6.6%). The presence of antibodies to C. trachomatis was correlated with presence of T. pallidum and HIV antibodies.