Seroprevalence of Chlamdophila pneumoniae antibodies and pre-eclampsia: Is there any link

Objectives: To find out whether there is any link between pre-eclampsia and seroprevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to Chlamydophila pneumoniae. Setting: A Tertiary Hospital in Lagos/Nigeria Maternal and Method: One hundred and eleven parturient, comprising 49 women with and n=62 women without pre-eclampsia, were compared in a cross-sectional fashion. In these two groups, peripheral blood was obtained for Chlamydophila pneumomiae antibodies which were measured using a solid-phase enzyme immunoassay. The secondary outcome measures were maternal diastolic blood pressure, prenatal morbidity and mortalit…