RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prevalence of chlamydial antibody in Malaysians.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 400
OP 402
DO 10.1136/jcp.43.5.400
VO 43
IS 5
A1 Y F Ngeow
A1 S P Rachagan
A1 S Ramachandran
YR 1990
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/43/5/400.abstract
AB A single antigen indirect immunofluorescence test was used to screen for chlamydial antibody among Malaysian infants, children, sexually active adults and prostitutes. Of 794 serum samples tested, 361 (45.5%) were positive. Seropositivity increased with age and sexual activity and ranged from 10 to 16% among children under 10 years old to 94.4% among prostitutes. Pregnant women and female adolescents showed a higher antibody prevalence than nonpregnant and older women. Six (13%) infants under 6 months of age were positive for chlamydial IgM.