From 1st Jan2009 to31th of Dec 2009 a total 1406 women sera with abortions and outcomes congenital abnormalities in Kirkuk city were screened for infections like Chlamydia trachomatis, Toxoplasma gondii cytomegalovirus (CMV).These agents determined using commercial Elisa diagnostic kits.
 Results the study showed that CMV infection was more prevalent 39.74 % followed by Toxoplasmosis 16.37...

Renewed interest in chlamydia vaccination has revealed the need for a greater understanding of the seroprevalence of chlamydial infection in US populations. We used a Chlamydia trachomatis elementary body (EB)-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to define the characteristics of the humoral immune response and to determine seroprevalence. Two groups were analyzed: one consisting of patients ...

Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum (T-mycoplasma), and Hemophilus vaginalis have previously been considered possible etiological agents in nongonococcal urethritis (NGU). In this study, current C. trachomatis infection was confirmed by culture and (or) micro-immunofluorescence serology in 26 of 69 men experiencing afirst episode of NGU, and 1 of 39 with no urethritis. Serum IgM immun...

Chlamydia infections cause substantial morbidity worldwide and effective prevention will depend on a vaccine. Since Chlamydia immunity is T cell-mediated, a major impediment to developing a molecular vaccine has been the difficulty in identifying relevant T cell Ags. In this study, we used a combination of affinity chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry to identify 13 Chlamydia peptides am...

Bovine vaginal cytobrush specimens were analyzed for the presence of Chlamydia spp. by a high-sensitivity, high-specificity quantitative PCR. The 53% prevalence of low-level Chlamydia psittaci and C. pecorum genital infection detected in virgin heifers suggests predominantely extragenital transmission of Chlamydia in cattle and conforms to the high seroprevalence of anti-Chlamydia antibodies.

OBJECTIVE Determine the cost-effectiveness of screening all pregnant women aged 16-25 years for chlamydia compared with selective screening or no screening. DESIGN Cost effectiveness based on a decision model. SETTING Antenatal clinics in Australia. SAMPLE Pregnant women, aged 16-25 years. METHODS Using clinical data from a previous study, and outcomes data from the literature, we model...

background: although a simple and direct method does not exist for the detection of chlamydial infections, there are situations in which reliable serological tests, with sensi-tivity related to a specific antigen, could be helpful. objective: the aim of this study was to clone the first 1100 bp of the c. trachomatis outer membrane protein 2 (omp2) gene in order to prepare a recombinant protein ...

an amplification polymerase chain reaction (pcr) test for the direct detection of chlamydia trachomatis in urethral and endocervical swab specimens from symptomatic and asymptomatic women and men were compared to standard culture technique. during 6 months, 300 endocervical swab specimens from 205 asymptomatic women (64.4%) and 95 symptomatic women (31.6%), and 187 urethral swab specimens from ...

background: chlamydia trachomatis is the most reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease, especially among young women worldwide. aim of this study was comparison to evaluate the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis infection in woman with tubal infertility by means of pcr and cell culture techniques. methods: fifty-one women with confirmed tfi were enrolled in this study in (avicenna infer...

Abstract C. trachomatis infections in women may cause pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pain, and infertility. In the mouse model, genital Chlamydia disseminates systemically to infect spleen. Removal of spleen (splenectomy) abrogates hydrosalpinx pathology female reproductive tract (FRT), although it does not affect FRT clearance. Ascension upper (uteri, ovaries, oviducts) is critical for d...