Open AccessScreening voided urine for Chlamydia trachomatis in asymptomatic adolescent females
Author(s) -
Svensson L.O.,
Mares I.,
Mardh P.A.,
Olsson S.E.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349409013397
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , asymptomatic , medicine , urine , gynecology , sexually transmitted disease , chlamydiaceae , population , chlamydia trachomatis infection , chlamydia , chlamydiales , immunology , syphilis , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
First catch urine (FCU) from 751 asymptomatic adolescent female high school students, with sexual debut, were screened for the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis (Group A). The prevalence of C. trachomatis infection in Group A was 2.1% (16/751). In Group B, 619 asymptomatic adolescent females attending a youth and a family planning clinic were screened for C. trachomatis by testing FCU and cervical specimens. An enzyme immunoassay (IDEIA‐III) was used to detect C. trachomatis vertified by fluorescein‐isothianate‐conjugated (FITC) monoclonal antibodies. Only samples positive in both tests were regarded as true positive. The cervical samples from the women in Group B were positive in 7.8% (48/619), while the FCU were positive in 6.0% (37/619). Detection of C. trachomatis by EIA in FCU samples was found useful for screening females for genital chlamydial infection. The prevalence of C. trachomatis in an unselected asymptomatic population was found to be lower than in age‐matched individuals seeking medical advice in the same coherent area.