Hospital-Diagnosed Late Sequelae after Female Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in 1990–2006 in Turku, Finland
| Autor: | Katariina Koivusalo, Juha Mäkinen, Katariina Mattila, Outi Kortekangas-Savolainen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Gynecology
Infertility Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain Chlamydia business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease_cause Female chlamydia medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Reproductive Medicine Genital tract medicine Sex organ medicine.symptom Chlamydia trachomatis business Pelvic Infection |
| Zdroj: | Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 73:299-303 |
| ISSN: | 1423-002X 0378-7346 |
| Popis: | Background: Rather little is known about the late sequelae of previously detected female Chlamydia infections. Methods: The late sequelae of previous female Chlamydia infections detected during a 15-year period in a south-western Finnish university hospital were surveyed. Hospital records of women with positive laboratory diagnoses of Chlamydia trachomatis as a sign of genital infection were collected from the years 1990–2006 and subsequently linked to known or suspected in-hospital-treated late Chlamydia complications. Results: The annual number of late complications has increased in proportion to the increasing trend of detected Chlamydia cases. 239 late complications of the total of 4,920 previously detected Chlamydia-positive infections were observed. The most frequent in-hospital-treated complications were disturbances in early pregnancy (n = 72) and low abdominal pain (n = 67). The others were 45 genital tract or pelvic infections, 34 cases of tubal or unknown infertility and 21 complications of late pregnancy and delivery. Conclusion: The late sequelae of Chlamydia infections need increasing attention in hospitals. |
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