Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Antibodies to Chlamydia Trachomatis and Tubal Histopathology in Ectopic Pregnancies
DOI
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Abstract
Ectopic pregnancy is one of the most common and serious sequel of acute salpingitis and Chlamydia trachomatis seems to be the most common etiologic agent. ln this study we investigated the serologic evidence of chlamydial infection in thirty-nine women with ectopic pregnancy and in eighteen control subjects with an intrauterine pregnancy. A histopathological study was also undertaken to evaluate the association between ectopic pregnancy, tubal pathology and chlamydial infection. Seventeen (43.6%) women with ectopic pregnancy and two (11.1%) control patients had serum lgG antibodies to chlamydia trachomatis and this difference was statistically significant (P
Keywords
Ectopic pregnancy, Chlamydia trachomatis, tubal pathology
First Page
49
Last Page
52
Recommended Citation
VİCDAN, Kubilay; MUNGAN, Tamer; BATIOĞLU, Sertaç; VURAL, Tayfun; YÜCE, Gülnur; and GÖKMEN, 0ya (1996) "Antibodies to Chlamydia Trachomatis and Tubal Histopathology in Ectopic Pregnancies," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 26: No. 1, Article 11. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol26/iss1/11