Chlamydia trachomatis (Diagnostics)
Detection of Endocervical Anti-Chlamydia trachomatis Immunoglobulin A in Pregnant Women by a Rapid, 6-Minute Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay: Comparison with PCR and Chlamydial Ant
Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 4th, 1997
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology, "There is a need for a rapid, uncomplicated, and inexpensive test for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women. We evaluated the ability of a 6-min enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that requires no laboratory equipment (IgA Rapid SeroTest; Savyon Diagnostics) to detect C. trachomatis immunoglobulin A (IgA) in the endocervices of 167 inner-city pregnant women and compared the results with DNA amplification (Amplicor PCR; Roche Diagnostics) and antigen detection (Chlamydiazyme; Abbott Laboratories) performed on the same women. Anti-C. trachomatis IgA was detected in...
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