Molecular Detection of Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhea Prevalence in Pregnant Women
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Background: Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea are the most public health concern in developing countries. Screening for sexually transmitted infection such as Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis was suggested by CDC at first visit and also last trimester of pregnancy because early infection can asymptomatic and also may complicated by severe sequela. Objective: This paper has aimed at estimating the prevalence of infections by Chlamydia trachomatis and by Neisseria gonorrhea in pregnant women. This study was carried out to determine prevalence of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhea among pregnant women in Tehran, Iran’ Methods: In this study, 196 urine specimens were collected from pregnant women referred to Rasuol-eAkram hospital. Detection of organisms was done using duplex PCR method with specific primers for each organisms. Results: Overall, 6.1% and 4.1% of the specimens were positive for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhea respectively using duplex PCR assay. Co-infection was found in 4.1% of the patients. Conclusion: In comparison to other studies, a moderate and high prevalence of chlamydial and gonococcal infections were seen in pregnant women. According to potentially dangerous complications of chlamydial and gonococcal infections, the results endorse that pregnant women should be screened routinely for detecting the Chlamydia and gonococcus infections.
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