BACKGROUND Chlamydia trachomatis is the most reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease, especially among young women worldwide. The aim of this study was comparison the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in woman with tubal infertility by means of PCR and cell culture techniques. METHODS Fifty-one women with confirmed TFI were enrolled in this study in (avicenna infertility C...

BACKGROUND Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are the most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted diseases in women. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of gonorrheal and chlamydial infections and determination of related risk factors in married women with vaginal discharge attending gynecological outpatient department (OPD) in Zanjan in 2013-2...

INTRODUCTION Around 92 million urogenital infections are caused yearly by Chlamydia trachomatis worldwide [1].The overall incidence of sexually transmitted diseases is increasing, as shown by the increases in the number of reported cases of syphilis and gonorrhea [2]. Chlamydia trachomatis infections are associated with various serious diseases in women, men and newborns, which could be, at lea...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) represent a worldwide public health burden, but many and diseases continue to be neglected. Areas with low human development index, including the northern areas of Brazil, particularly immense geographic Amazon region, present high frequency STIs because variables that contribute disseminate infection, lack access education, prevention measures treatment t...

There are no examples of stable tetracycline resistance in clinical strains of Chlamydia trachomatis. However, the swine pathogen Chlamydia suis is commonly tetracycline resistant, both in America and in Europe. In tested U.S. strains, this resistance is mediated by a genomic island carrying a tet(C) allele. In the present study, the ability of C. suis to mobilize tet(C) into other chlamydial s...

A systematic evaluation of the susceptibility of all Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital serovars (D through K) to levofloxacin, erythromycin, doxycycline, clarithromycin, and azithromycin was performed. All C. trachomatis serovars had comparable susceptibilities with respect to the various antimicrobials tested, thus confirming the homogeneous data so far obtained regarding the susceptibility of ...

The mitogenicity of Chlamydia trachomatis was investigated. Umbilical cord blood cells from healthy newborns were used. These cells were stimulated in cultures with partially purified C. trachomatis elementary bodies. Proliferation of cultured lymphocytes and secreted immunoglobulins and leukocyte migration inhibitory factor were measured in the culture supernatants. Our results showed that C. ...

Asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis infections may represent an important reservoir for the agent and treating patients who have symptoms along with their partners may not be eVective in reducing the prevalence of C trachomatis infection. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of C trachomatis genital infection in a young population attending an anonymous and free HIV test centre an...

BACKGROUND For two decades, treatment guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have recommended empirical co-treatment for chlamydia when patients are treated for gonorrhea. Because the epidemiology of and diagnostic testing for STDs have changed over time, co-treatment may no longer be needed as a clinical or public health strategy. OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of chlamydia ...

This guideline intents to offer guidance on the diagnosis and management of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms a suspected sexually transmitted cause. Proctitis is defined as an inflammatory syndrome anal canal and/or rectum. Infectious proctitis can be via genital–anal mucosal contact, but some also digital contact toys. Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis (including lymphogranul...