RESEARCH NOTE - Detection of Anti-pili Antibodies of Gonococcus Using an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Neisseria gonorrhoeae genital infection are an important cause of morbidity and infertility in the Caribbean. The frequent lack of obvious symptoms in persons affected by this pathogen is a major reason for introducing screening programs for its detection. Most significantly, a high prevalence of infection with N. gonorrhoeae has been observed in females presenting tubal infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and pelvic inflammatory disease (A Miettinen et al. 1990 Sex Transm Dis 17:10-4), indicating that N. gonorrhoeae infection is a risk factor for these conditions.