Abstract:Aim: To determine the seroprevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in a group of randomly selected pregnant women, using the ELISA IgG and IgM assays. The study included 88 married women whose age range was 19-38 years. This study was conducted in the Microbiology lab at Azadi Teaching Hospital from February 2009 to Dec 2009 in Duhok city. Two endocervical swabs were taken from each woman, the first to be examined as wet preparation stain to find bacteria, RBCs, epithelial cells, monilia, Trichomonas vaginalis, the… Show more
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