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Table 2.

Detection of C. trachomatis positivity in study population by PCR, ELISA and Western blot

	ELISA			PCR		Western blot
	CT IgG	IncB IgG₂	IncC IgG₂	IncB	IncC	IncB IgG	IncC IgG
GI (n = 25)	1 (4)	1(4)	2 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1(4)	1(4)
GII (n = 14)	12 (86)^{a, m}	10 (72)^{b, m}	11 (79)^{c, m}	12 (86)^{d, m}	12 (86)^{e, m}	9 (64)^{f, m}	11 (79)^{g, m}
GIII (n = 18)	9 (50)^m	8 (44)^m	7 (39)^m	17 (94)^m	18 (100)^m	8 (44)^m	7 (39)^m

Note Table shows the number of patients who were positive for tests mentioned. Values in parenthesis denote percentage unless otherwise stated.

^aP = 0.029 as compared to GIII; ^bP = 0.010 as compared to GIII; ^cP = 0.007 as compared to GIII;^dP = NS as compared to GIII; ^eP = NS as compared to GIII; ^fP = 0.007 as compared to GIII, ^gP = 0.006 as compared to GIII; ^mP < 0.05 as compared to corresponding GI where,

Group I (GI) comprised of healthy women with no CT infection, Group II (GII) comprised of CT-positive fertile women, Group III (GIII) comprised of CT-positive infertile women. All categorical variables were compared using the χ²test.