Autobio Chlamydia trichomatis test is a biochemical assay for the detection of Chlamydia trichomatis in clinical samples taken from the genital tract.
Since the discovery of Chlamydia trachomatis inclusion body in 1907, along with technical development in examination, C.trachomatis, as a widely spread pathogen, is increasingly influential in sexually transmitted diseases (STD). It has exceeded gonorrhea as the STD with the most incidences, which accounts for 40 – 60% of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). C.trachomatis causes male urethritis, orchitis, epididymitis in men, causes urethritis, cervicitis, salpingitis in women, follicular conjunctivitis in newborns and staged pneumonia in young children. In addition, infertility and abortions can also be caused by C. trachomatis. C. trachomatis is a compulsory test item for the diagnosis of symptoms associated with urogenital tract infections.
C. trachomatis could be detected by many methods based on different technologies such as culture, immunofluorescence, PCR and colloidal gold, of which the colloidal gold method is the most commonly used. However, the colloidal gold method suffers a relatively poor sensitivity, which, to some extent, influences the clinical diagnosis of C. trachomatis.
