PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J Paavonen AU - P Saikku AU - E Vesterinen AU - B Meyer AU - E Vartiainen AU - E Saksela TI - Genital chlamydial infections in patients attending a gynaecological outpatient clinic. AID - 10.1136/sti.54.4.257 DP - 1978 Aug 01 TA - The British Journal of Venereal Diseases PG - 257--261 VI - 54 IP - 4 4099 - http://sti.bmj.com/content/54/4/257.short 4100 - http://sti.bmj.com/content/54/4/257.full SO - Br J Vener Dis1978 Aug 01; 54 AB - Investigation for genital chlamydial infections was carried out on 160 patients of fertile age attending a gynaecological outpatient clinic. Thirteen (9%) of the 144 patients with valid specimens were found to be Chlamydia-positive. Seven (54%) of them had antichlamydial antibodies by the complement-fixation test, and 11 (85%) antichlamydial antibodies by a single-antigen immunofluorescence test compared with 21 (16%) and 70 (53%), respectively, of the 131 Chlamydia-negative patients. Patients with overt genital chlamydial infection often complained of ocular and urethral symptoms. Usually there was clinical evidence of cervical infection as well as of inflammation on cervicovaginal smears. Colposcopical and histological examinations did not show any specific alterations.