Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in asymptomatic women attending outpatient clinics in a large maternity hospital in Dublin, Ireland
| Autor: | John S. Lambert, M O’Reilly, B Lennon, M P Geary, H M McMillan, C Collins, KB Grundy, M T Cafferkey, T. Walsh, H O'Carroll |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Adult
Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Chlamydia trachomatis Dermatology Prenatal care Hospitals Maternity medicine.disease_cause Asymptomatic Cohort Studies Chlamydia Screening Age Distribution Pregnancy Ambulatory Care Prevalence medicine Humans Outpatient clinic Pregnancy Complications Infectious Gynecology Chlamydia Obstetrics business.industry Prenatal Care Chlamydia Infections medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Family planning Female medicine.symptom business Ireland Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Sexually Transmitted Infections. 82:503-505 |
| ISSN: | 1368-4973 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/sti.2006.020990 |
| Popis: | Chlamydia trachomatis can cause a sexually transmitted infection, which, untreated, may result in considerable morbidity.A prevalence study was conducted for C trachomatis using nucleic acid amplification technology in asymptomatic women, and certain risk factors that may be used to direct future screening strategies were assessed.The study population comprised 945 asymptomatic women, of whom 783 were attending antenatal clinics, 91 were attending infertility clinics and 71 were attending family planning clinics. An overall C trachomatis prevalence of 3.7% (35/945) was found, with the highest prevalence of 11.2% (22/196) in Irish single women aged25 years. Logistic regression analysis showed that single status and age25 years were independent, statistically significant predictors of C trachomatis infection.These results support routine screening of asymptomatic women who are sexually active and aged25 years. An opportunist active screening of all sexually active women independent of age should be additionally considered if resources permit. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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