Abstract
Objective: This study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in hospitalized women has been made. Materials and methods: Chlamydial antigen and anti-chlamydial antibodies were investigated in 145 patients who applied to Al Khanasaa teaching hospitals in City of Mosul-Iraq and were diagnosed as infertile, and in 81 women who gave birth. Results: Endocervical chlamydial antigen in one (0.7%) patient in the infertile group; While anti-chlamydial antibody was positive in 7 (4.8%) patients, endocervical chlamydial antigen and anti-chlamydial antibody positivity were not detected in fertile cases. Conclusion: Seropositivity of 5.5% (seven antibody positive and one antigen positive case) was obtained in 145 infertile women; In infertile cases, antibody positivity intensifies between the ages of 25-35; It was determined that a case with positive chlamydial antigen was 20 years old.
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