Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women in Cuba

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 selec...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2002-12, Vol.97 (8), p.1073-1077
Main Authors: Kouri, Vivian, Cartaya, Judith, Rodríguez, María E, Muné, Mayra, Soto, Yudira, Resik, Sonia, Bravo, Jose, Llop, Alina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Chi-Square Distribution
Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis
Chlamydia Infections - epidemiology
Chlamydia Infections - microbiology
Chlamydia trachomatis
Cuba
Cuba - epidemiology
Female
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology
HIV Seropositivity - microbiology
HIV-1
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Humans
Middle Aged
PARASITOLOGY
Parity
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Porins - analysis
Prevalence
Risk Factors
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary: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% in group I and the estimated prevalence was 6.6% for group II; 83.3% of HIV seropositive women with C. trachomatis infection reported history of pelvic inflammatory disease followed by cervicitis (50%). The control group C. trachomatis-infected women referred a history of cervicitis in 75% of cases. Other reports in the latter group included infertility and pelvic inflamatory disease in 50%. 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.
ISSN:0074-0276
1678-8060
0074-0276
1678-8060
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02762002000800001