Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women in Cuba
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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97(8): 1073-1077, Dec. 15, 2002. tab
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ABSTRACT
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 percent in group I and the estimated prevalence was 6.6 percent for group II; 83.3 percent of HIV seropositive women with C. trachomatis infection reported history of pelvic inflammatory disease followed by cervicitis (50 percent). The control group C. trachomatis-infected women referred a history of cervicitis in 75 percent of cases. Other reports in the latter group included infertility and pelvic inflamatory disease in 50 percent. 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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Main subject:
Chlamydia Infections
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HIV Infections
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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HIV-1
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
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Cuba
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cuba
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto de Medicina Tropical 'Pedro Kouri'/CU
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