Keywords
Chlamydia trachomatis
vaginal smears
cervix mucus, citopathology
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Abstract
The Papanicolaou method was used for the selection of smears of the
uterine cervix which could be employed for lhe use of a more specific method such as imrnunofluorescence which was more expensive and time-consuming than Papanicolaou's method. Using standardized morphologic criteria, 97 (0.3%) smears were selected from a total of 40,000 because they were suggestive of infection by C. trachomatis. The 97 smears served for the selection of 41 patients who would be called for further sampling. Two smears were rnade in each patient: one was stained by Papanicolaou method, lhe other was subjected to direct immunofluorescence. Of the 41 cases, 27 (66%) were positive by immunofluoresccnce while 19 were positive by Papanicolaou method and 8 were negative. The remaining 14 cases were negative by immunofluorescence while to were also negative by Papanicolaou method and 4 were suggestive of C. trachomatis infection. lt is inferred that Papanicolaou method is important in the screening for C. trachomatis since 66% of lhe suggestive srnears were confirmed by lhe more specific method (immunofluorescence).
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