The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the endocervical swab specimens of symptomatic, asymptomatic and infertile women in Turkey
Purpose To investigate C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae prevalence in three different female populations in Turkey. Methods A total of 370 women, 170 symptomatic, 100 asymptomatic, and 100 infertile, were included. Of the endocervical specimens collected from all women using a Dacron swab, the firs...
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Published in | Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 283; no. 6; pp. 1349 - 1355 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Berlin/Heidelberg
Springer-Verlag
01.06.2011
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Purpose
To investigate
C. trachomatis
and
N. gonorrhoeae
prevalence in three different female populations in Turkey.
Methods
A total of 370 women, 170 symptomatic, 100 asymptomatic, and 100 infertile, were included. Of the endocervical specimens collected from all women using a Dacron swab, the first one was taken to Stuart’s transport medium to culture, while the second one was transferred onto slides to perform direct fluorescent antibody test (DFA) and Gram staining, and the third specimen was used for Becton Dickinson BDProbeTec ET system (BDPT).
Results
C. trachomatis
was detected in 5.16% of symptomatic, 1.11% of asymptomatic, and 2.15% of infertile women with BDPT. Sensitivity and specificity of the DFA test were 72.73 and 97.85%, respectively.
N. gonorrhoeae
was detected in 2.42% of symptomatic and in 1.02% of infertile women.
N
.
gonorrhoeae
was not detected in any asymptomatic women. In
N. gonorrhoeae
-positive patients, sensitivity and specificity of culture were 60 and 100%, respectively, while they were 80 and 100% for BDPT.
Conclusions
Prevalence of
N. gonorrhoeae
and
C. trachomatis
was detected to be low in Turkish women, and the difference between the groups was not significant. Both agents were more prevalent in subjects over 25 years of age. |
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ISSN: | 0932-0067 1432-0711 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00404-010-1694-8 |