[Chlamydia infection in gynecology].

The frequency of chlamydial infections was investigated by means of the McCoy culture technique and a serological procedure using the microimmunofluorescence test in female outpatients showing suspect symptoms; in patients suffering from acute salpingitis, and in women with involuntary infertility. In 18.6% of 290 subjects of the first group, chlamydiae were isolated from cultures. Of 26 patients with acute salpingitis, Chlamydia trachomatis could be detected in 10. The high frequency of positive serological tests suggests chlamydial infection to constitute an important etiological factor in female infertility and extrauterine pregnancies.