Thompson C I, MacAulay A J, Smith I W
Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
Genitourin Med. 1989 Aug;65(4):269-73. doi: 10.1136/sti.65.4.269.
One hundred and fifteen consecutive new women patients were examined in a department of genitourinary medicine for evidence of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in the rectum, in addition to the routine screening tests performed. An impression smear of the rectal mucosa was made as a semiquantitative assessment of the degree of proctitis, and details of bowel habit and symptoms and of sexual practice were noted. Chlamydial infection was found in the cervices of 15 (13%) and the rectums of six (5%). Rectal infection was significantly associated with rectal bleeding and microscopic evidence of proctitis, but not with diarrhoea or macroscopic proctitis.
在泌尿生殖医学科，除了进行常规筛查测试外，还对115名连续就诊的新女性患者进行检查，以寻找直肠沙眼衣原体感染的证据。制作直肠黏膜印片以半定量评估直肠炎程度，并记录排便习惯、症状及性行为细节。在15名（13%）患者的宫颈和6名（5%）患者的直肠中发现衣原体感染。直肠感染与直肠出血及直肠炎的镜下证据显著相关，但与腹泻或肉眼可见的直肠炎无关。
