Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis among women attending an antenatal clinic in Bangkok.

ABSTRACT

Cervical swabs from 140 Thai pregnant women were cultured for Chlamydia trachomatis twice during the first and the third trimester. Serum samples for antichlamydial antibodies was also studied from 126 women; 12 of women were culture positive on both occasions. Chlamydia was isolated from 24% of women aged 20-24 years, compared to only 9% of women 25-30 years. Antibody were detected to the genital serotypes (D-K) in 31 (25%) of 126 women who were tested. 70% of women who were culture positive had antibody titer greater than or equal to 164 compared to 7% of women who were culture negative.