[Medical and social characteristics of the families having patients with ENT pathology and verified Chlamydia infection].

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the medico-social status of 44 families having patients with ENT pathology; special attention was given to the patients with this condition and concomitant verified Chlamydia infection in the upper respiratory tract. The results of their examination were compared with those obtained in the control group of 43 families including the patients with ENT pathology and unconfirmed respiratory chlamydiasis. Chlamydia infection was diagnosed by combining standard laboratory techniques such as direct immunofluorescent and immunoenzymatic assays alomg with polymerase chain reaction. The results of the present study indicate that the medical and social status of the families having a member with respiratory chlamydiasis is inferior to that of the families unaffected by this infection.