Prevalence of chlamydial infection among pregnant women in Bahrain

A pilot study to assess the prevalence of Chlamydial Infection among pregnant women routinely attending the antenatal clinics in Salmaniya Medical and Health Centres, was carried out during 1992. The sera of one hundred women attending the antenatal clinic were randomly screened for the presence of Chlamydia antibodies' by the enzyme immuno assay technique. The results showed that 44% of women had antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis indicating high prevalence of chlamydial disease in the community