학술논문
Chlamydia Antibodies, Chlamydia Heat Shock Protein, and Adverse Sequelae After Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: The PID Evaluation and Clinical Health (PEACH) Study.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*IMMUNOGLOBULINS
*CHLAMYDIA trachomatis
*HEAT shock proteins
*PELVIC inflammatory disease
*ADNEXAL diseases
*INFLAMMATION
*PREGNANCY
*ANTIGENS
*DISEASES in women
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ISSN
0148-5717
Abstract
The article assesses the associations among antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis elementary bodies (EB), antibodies to chlamydia heat shock protein, rates of pregnancy and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) among women with PID. Results show that rates of pregnancy were significantly lower and PID recurrence higher after adjusting for confounding factors among women whose antibody titers to chlamydia EB measured in the final year of follow-up were in the highest tertile. The authors conclude that antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis were independently associated with reduced rates of pregnancy and elevated rates of recurrent PID.