Open AccessThe role of chlamydia genus-specific and species-specific IgG antibody testing in predicting tubal disease in subfertile women
Author(s) -
J.E. den Hartog
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh267
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , chlamydiaceae , antibody , chlamydiales , chlamydia , biology , pelvic inflammatory disease , chlamydia psittaci , immunology , medicine , virology , gynecology
We evaluated whether measuring chlamydia genus- and species-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibodies might improve the predictive value of C. trachomatis antibody testing (CAT) in screening for distal tubal pathology (DTP).
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