Prevalence of chlamydial antibody in Malaysians.
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...
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my.um.eprints.2722017-08-04T07:37:05Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/272/ Prevalence of chlamydial antibody in Malaysians. Ngeow, Y.F. Rachagan, S.P. Ramachandran, S. R Medicine (General) 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. BMJ Publishing Group 1990-05 Article PeerReviewed Ngeow, Y.F. and Rachagan, S.P. and Ramachandran, S. (1990) Prevalence of chlamydial antibody in Malaysians. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 43 (5). pp. 400-2. ISSN 0021-9746 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC502444/?tool=pubmed 2196283 |
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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. |
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Prevalence of chlamydial antibody in Malaysians. |
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Prevalence of chlamydial antibody in Malaysians. |
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Prevalence of chlamydial antibody in Malaysians. |
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