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

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Vivian Kouri²  Judith Cartaya²  María E Rodríguez¹  Mayra Muné²  Yudira Soto²  Sonia Resik²  Jose Bravo¹  Alina Llop¹ 

[1],Instituto de Medicina Tropical 'Pedro Kouri' Departamento de Virología

关键词: Chlamydia trachomatis;    prevalence;    human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);    Cuba;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762002000800001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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