Prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in Homosexual Men

Overview

Journal Genitourin Med

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 1987 Jun 1

PMID 3301630

Citations 9

Authors

M Z Sulaiman

J Foster

S F Pugh

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Abstract

Chlamydial cell culture isolation rates from 51 unselected homosexual men were 9.3% from the urethra, 4.3% (pharynx), and 6.5% (rectum). All the positive cultures showed extremely few inclusions. Direct immunofluorescence with the Microtrak reagent (Syva) was an acceptable alternative technique for non-genital sites, whereas the infectious disease enzyme immunoassay (IDEIA) (Boots-Celltech) was unsuitable.

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