[Search of Chlamydia trachomatis in 159 women from private consultation]. / Búsqueda de Chlamydia trachomatis en 159 mujeres en la consulta privada.
Ginecol Obstet Mex
; 73(3): 124-7, 2005 Mar.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21961349
BACKGROUND: Chlamydia trachomatis infection is very common and is associated with recurring cervicovaginitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, abortion and ectopic pregnancy. It may cause sterility. OBJECTIVE: To determine Chlamydia trachomatis frequency at outpatient consultation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred fifty-nine patients were retrospectively evaluated at the gynecology consultation, to whom an endocervical specimen was taken with a cotton swab to corroborate the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis immunofluorescent antibodies. RESULTS: Forty-nine out of 159 cases (28.9%) were positive to Chlamydia trachomatis. After dividing by subgroups, 26 out of 100 women with cervicovaginitis were positive (26%). Eleven out of 41 cases with pelvic inflammatory disease were positive (26.8%). In 14 patients with recent abortion, 7 were positive (50%) and 2 out of 4 with ectopic pregnancy were positive (50%). CONCLUSIONS: Chlamydia trachomatis detection in patients with cervicovaginitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and abortion will allow an appropriate treatment to avoid progressive damage and its sequelae to the female genital tract, reproductive and economic levels.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prática Privada
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Esfregaço Vaginal
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Infecções por Chlamydia
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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Ginecologia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Ginecol Obstet Mex
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
México