Research Article

The Role of Chlamydia trachomatis Polymorphic Membrane Proteins in Inflammation and Sequelae among Women with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Table 3

Frequency of baseline inflammatory markers and reproductive sequelae by PmpD antibody expression.

Inflammation and sequelaePmpD
No
Yes
value

Inflammation

aElevated temperature    (>100.4°F)0 (0.0)1 (3.7)0.7500
aElevated WBC count   (>10,000 mm3)2 (20.0)8 (27.6)0.3038
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate    (>15 mm/hr)3 (30.0)10 (33.3)0.2996
aC-reactive protein    (>5 mg/dL)2 (40.0)6 (54.6)0.3590
Bilateral adnexal tenderness7 (70.0)25 (83.3)0.2224
aMucopurulent cervicitis4 (50.0)19 (70.4)0.1862
Upper genital tract infection4 (50.0)17 (70.8)0.1878
aEndometritis3 (33.3)15 (55.6)0.1609

Reproductive sequelae

Infertility1 (10.0)4 (13.3)0.4165
bLive birth7 (77.8)13 (65.0)0.2787
Pregnancy8 (80.0)24 (80.0)1.000
bChronic pelvic pain4 (44.4)9 (30.0)0.2219
bRecurrent PID2 (22.2)4 (13.3)0.3024

aWBC data was available for 39 patients, CRP data was available for 16 patients, mucopurulent cervicitis data was available for 35 patients, UGTI data was available for 36 patients, and endometritis data was available for 32 patients; b live birth data was available for 29 patients; chronic pelvic pain and recurrent PID data were available for 39 patients.