Prevalence of chlamydial antibody in Malaysians.

• Main Authors: Ngeow, Y.F., Rachagan, S.P., Ramachandran, S.
• Format: Article
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 1990
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/272/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC502444/?tool=pubmed
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

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...