Measurement of serum CA-125 concentrations does not improve the value of Chlamydia trachomatis antibody in predicting tubal pathology at laparoscopy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 775-779

  Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a,b   Tang, Oi Shan ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CA 125; Chlamydia trachomatis antibody; Laparoscopy; Tubal pathology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADNEXITIS; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD LEVEL; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FALLOPIA; FELIS CATUS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0035070872     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.4.775     Document Type: Article

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