Predictive Values of Serum Chlamydia trachomatis TroA and HtrA IgG Antibodies as Markers of Persistent Infection in the Detection of Pelvic Adhesions and Tubal Occlusion

Chlamydia trachomatis IgG antibody testing (CAT) has been used as a screening test for tubal factor infertility (TFI), but as the CAT is only a marker of a past exposure to C. trachomatis and not of late sequelae, the positive predictive value (PPV) of the test is low. The persistence of C. trachoma...

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Autores principales: Rantsi, Tiina, Land, Jolande A., Joki-Korpela, Päivi, Ouburg, Sander, Hokynar, Kati, Paavonen, Jorma, Tiitinen, Aila, Puolakkainen, Mirja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6843830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31557782
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7100391

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6843830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31557782
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7100391

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