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The Frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis in Acute Epididymitis
Author(s) -
JONG Z.,
PONTONNIER F.,
PLANTE P.,
GAUTIER J. R.,
IOUALALEN A.,
ARCHAMBAUD M.,
CHABA G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1988.tb04271.x
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , epididymitis , neisseria gonorrhoeae , chlamydia , chlamydiales , neisseria , medicine , urethritis , microbiology and biotechnology , chlamydiaceae , significant difference , gynecology , immunology , bacteria , biology , surgery , genetics
Summary— Twenty‐five patients with bacteriologically proven epididymitis were studied between 1984 and 1986. Thirteen were less than 35 years old and in 11 of them Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated; of the 2 remaining patients Escherichia coli was found in 1 and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the other. In patients more than 35 years old, gram negative bacteria were the cause of infection in 10 and only 1 case was attributable to Chlamydia trachomatis. These results suggest that Chlamydia trachomatis is much more frequent in men under the age of 35 and the difference is statistically significant.