Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women in Cuba
To determine the prevalence rates and serovar distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis cervical infections in Cuban women, two different groups were selected. Group I consisted of 60 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) seropositive women from different regions of Cuba and group II of 60 randomly selec...
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Published in | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 97; no. 8; pp. 1073 - 1077 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
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Brazil
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
01.12.2002
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) |
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Summary: | To determine the prevalence rates and serovar distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis cervical infections in Cuban women, two different groups were selected. Group I consisted of 60 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) seropositive women from different regions of Cuba and group II of 60 randomly selected women HIV seronegative and apparently healthy. C. trachomatis was detected in cervical scrapes by mean of nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) specific for major out membrane protein. The overall prevalence rate of C. trachomatis in cervical scrapes determined by nested PCR was 10% in group I and the estimated prevalence was 6.6% for group II; 83.3% of HIV seropositive women with C. trachomatis infection reported history of pelvic inflammatory disease followed by cervicitis (50%). The control group C. trachomatis-infected women referred a history of cervicitis in 75% of cases. Other reports in the latter group included infertility and pelvic inflamatory disease in 50%. The present study is the first report of C. trachomatis prevalence in Cuba. It showed that there was not significantly difference in the prevalence rate of C. trachomatis between both groups. |
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ISSN: | 0074-0276 1678-8060 1678-8060 0074-0276 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0074-02762002000800001 |