Assessment of Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence by PCR and LCR in women presenting for termination of pregnancy.

摘要: Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in a patient population presenting for legal termination pregnancy by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and ligase (LCR), from first catch urine self administered tampons, comparing with traditionally collected endocervical swab tested both PCR culture. Methods: Consecutive women attending were screened chlamydia tampon, physician swab. Results: Of 1175 patients complete samples, there 33 (2.8%) whom was detected two or more assays one sample site. equally well LCR (p = 0.25), tampon 0.5), 0.5). However, significantly better than culture an 0.0005) detection C . Conclusion: The 2.8%. A simple efficient way performing screening is which can be highly sensitive amplification assays, LCR.