Chlamydia trachomatis associated with chronic dysuria among patients with Schistosoma haematobium

Eighty-seven Egyptians with Schistosoma haematobium infection (current or past) and chronic dysuria seen at the Theodor Bilharz Research Institute outpatient urology clinic in Imbaba, Cairo, Egypt were investigated for Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Direct fluorescent antibody tests (DFAT) showed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1993-11, Vol.87 (6), p.671-673, Article 671
Hauptverfasser:	Haberbergerr, Richard L., Mokhtar, Souad, Badawy, Hala, Abu-Elyazeed, Remon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Chlamydia Infections - complications Chlamydia Infections - etiology Chlamydia trachomatis - isolation & purification Chronic Disease Diseases caused by trematodes Female Helminthic diseases Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Parasitic diseases Risk Factors Schistosomiases Schistosomiasis haematobia - complications Sex Factors Tropical medicine Urethra - microbiology Urination Disorders - etiology Viral diseases Viral diseases of the genital and urinary system
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Zusammenfassung:	Eighty-seven Egyptians with Schistosoma haematobium infection (current or past) and chronic dysuria seen at the Theodor Bilharz Research Institute outpatient urology clinic in Imbaba, Cairo, Egypt were investigated for Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Direct fluorescent antibody tests (DFAT) showed 30 urethral swabs (35%) and 40 urine sediments (46%) were positive for Chlamydia. Indirect fluorescent antibody testing showed 29 (34%) serum samples and 25 (29%) urethral smears were positive for Chlamydia. There was a highly significant association between patients with active Schistosoma infection and those with urine and urethral specimens positive for Chlamydia by DFAT ( P < 0·01).
ISSN:	0035-9203 1878-3503
DOI:	10.1016/0035-9203(93)90284-W