The Study for 302 Cases of Chlamydia Genital Infection / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study whether the Chlamydia Trachomatis (CT) growth cycle affects the results of culture of CT infection, clinical symptom and the effectiveness of antibiotics .Methods The 302 cases from genecology out-patients were classified into two groups: the symptomatic ones (group A) and the asymptomatic another (group B), and The CT infection was examined by both PCR technique and culture medium, the positive cases were revisited twice later.Results ⑴There was no difference between two diagnostic methods in the group A. While in the group B, the positive rate of with PCR method was 8 91%(18/184), which was higher than that in culture medium 2 48%(5/197),P0 05. Total 96%(48/50) of cases from the double positive group revert to culture negative, only 36%(18/50) of cases were cured, while 60%(30/50) ones just get to the single positive group in PCR method.⑷After ceasing antibiotics for at least one month, those who have not been cured revisit again, 13 33%(4/30) of single positive cases with PCR method was reverted to double positive with PCR,culture medium methods.Conclusion CT infection in female genital system,positive determinable rate of PCR method is higher than that of culture medium method.