Somji S, Kazmi S U, Sultana A
Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
Jpn J Med Sci Biol. 1991 Oct-Dec;44(5-6):239-43. doi: 10.7883/yoken1952.44.239.
An epidemiological study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia infections in adult females by enzyme immunoassay and microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained smears. Endocervical swabs were collected from 126 females attending OB/GYN ward at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi. 13.5% of 126 females tested were positive by enzyme immunoassay and only 5.6% were positive by the Giemsa-staining method. The infection rate among pregnant and nonpregnant women with urinogenital problems were 11.8% and 14.7%, respectively. The majority of females complained of excessive cervical discharge and pain in the lower abdomen. A high prevalence of infection in normal pregnant women (18.2%) indicates the asymptomatic nature of this infection.
开展了一项流行病学研究，通过酶免疫测定法以及吉姆萨染色涂片镜检来确定成年女性衣原体感染的患病率。从卡拉奇阿巴西·谢赫德医院妇产科病房就诊的126名女性中采集了宫颈拭子。126名接受检测的女性中，13.5%通过酶免疫测定法呈阳性，而通过吉姆萨染色法检测呈阳性的仅为5.6%。有泌尿生殖系统问题的孕妇和非孕妇的感染率分别为11.8%和14.7%。大多数女性主诉宫颈分泌物过多和下腹部疼痛。正常孕妇中感染率较高（18.2%），这表明该感染具有无症状性。
