Mo Bing，Yu Kehua，Li Fan，et al.

    Jiangxi Medicial College Pathogenic Organisms Department，Jiangxi330000.

    【Abstract】 Objective To evaluate the usefulness of endocervical Gram stain smears in the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis.Methods 312females attending a STD clinic and endocervical specimens submitted for direct fluorescent antibody testing(DFA).Endocervical smears were also collected for Gram stain.The number of polymorˉphonuclear leucocytes(PMN)per high power field(HPF).Results Both cutoff of10，the number of polymorphonuˉclear leucocytes per high power field(PMN/HPF)and cutoff of20PMN/HPF were statistically significant indepenˉdent indicators for the presence of C.trachomatis(P<0.02and P<0.01respectively).Conclusion The use of endocervical Gram smear results together with clinical information can be used to identify high risk women for C.traˉchomatis infection.

    Key words Gram stain polymorphonuclear leucocytes Chlamydia trachomatis

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