Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in HIV-Infected Women: Need for Screening by a Sensitive and Specific Test

Table 1

Diagnostic methods for CTI.

Year	Study population	Tissue culture	DFA	ELISA for antigen	ELISA for antibody	PCR	RT PCR	Ref. no.
1993	Pregnant women	—	—	10	IgA 33.3; IgG 44.6	—	—	[20]
1999	NGU	—	—	43.8	—	—	—	[21]
2001	Community study among women	—	29.0	—	—	—	—	[22]
2004	Infant pneumonia	17.0	37.0	—	—	55.0 (in-house)	—	[23]
2005	PID and infertility	—	—	—	IgG 14; IgM 32; IgA 6.7	—	—	[24]