A comparison of the sensitivity of immunofluorescence and Giemsa for staining Chlamydia trachomatis inclusions in cycloheximide-treated McCoy cells. Issue 2 (February 1980)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Munday, P E; Johnson, A P; Thomas, B J; Taylor-Robinson, D
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical pathology. Volume 33:Issue 2(1980)
• Page Start: 177
• Page End: 179
• Publication Date: 1980-02
• Subjects: Pathology -- Periodicals; Pathology, Molecular -- Periodicals; 616.0705
• DOI: 10.1136/jcp.33.2.177
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9746

Abstract

Abstract : In a clinical study of 190 men with non-gonococcal urethritis, Chlamydia trachomatis inclusions were sought in cycloheximide-treated McCoy cells by an indirect immunofluorescent antibody technique. The method was consistently reliable over a period of two years, and the results were obtained within 24 hours of a patient's attendance. The results correlated with those obtained by Giemsa staining in 91.6% of patients, and the new method was at least as sensitive as the established Giemsa-staining method.