Table 4.
Analysis of samples from various origins by pan-Chlamydiales PCR compared to C. trachomatis PCR
| Sample type | No. of samplesa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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C. trachomatis (n = 113) |
Pan-Chlamydiales (n = 113) |
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| + | – | + | – | |
| Vaginal or cervical swab | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Anorectal swab | 14 | 0 | 12 | 2** |
| Urethral swab | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eye swab | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urine specimen | 32 | 33 | 31 (+1)b | 32 (+1)* |
| Ascites liquid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2* |
| Total | 63 | 50 | 60 | 53 |
a
One (*) or two (**) sample(s) were positive for C. trachomatis but negative with the pan-Chlamydiales PCR.
b
One sample was negative for C. trachomatis but positive with the pan-Chlamydiales PCR.