Subsequent sexually transmitted infections among adolescent women with genital infection due to Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, or Trichomonas vaginalis.
Sex Transm Dis
; 26(1): 26-32, 1999 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: Factors associated with subsequent sexually transmitted infection due to Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, or Trichomonas vaginalis were investigated in a prospective study of 236 female adolescents 15-19 years of age who had presented to US sexually transmitted disease (STD) and adolescent health clinics with one of these infections within the previous 12 months. At the second visit, 58 (29.7%) of 195 initially infected women were again infected; 13 were infected with more than one organism. At the third visit, 59 (37.6%) of 157 subjects were reinfected, 20 with more than one organism. Overall, 97 (41.1%) of 236 subjects were again infected within 12 months of an initial STD. Many subsequent infections were due to a sexually transmitted pathogen other than the one causing the index STD. The risk of a subsequent infection was significantly elevated among Blacks, those with gonorrhea at enrollment, and women with 2 or more sex partners in the previous 3 months and significantly reduced among condom users. These findings suggest that organism-specific screening programs would fail to detect a substantial number of subsequent infections due to the presence of other organisms.
Palabras clave
Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Americas; Biology; Chlamydia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Diseases; Examinations And Diagnoses; Gonorrhea; Incidence; Infections; Measurement; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Prospective Studies; Reproductive Tract Infections; Research Methodology; Research Report; Risk Factors; Screening; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Studies; Trichomoniasis; United States; Youth
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vaginitis por Trichomonas
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Infecciones por Chlamydia
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Gonorrea
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Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual
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Chlamydia trachomatis
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sex Transm Dis
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos