Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis deoxyribonucleic acid in women with tubal infertility

LA Campbell, DL Patton, DE Moore, AL Cappuccio… - Fertility and sterility, 1993 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis by in situ hybridization in
fallopian tube tissues of women with distal tubal occlusion. Patients Subjects were selected
from a Seattle-based study of infertility in women with distally occluded fallopian tubes
undergoing reconstructive surgery. For comparison, six specimens were obtained from
women undergoing surgery for noninfertility-related conditions who had normal appearing
tubes. Methods Tissue specimens from 16 of these patients were selected for analysis by in …