Genital <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> Infection in Egyptian Women: Incidence among Different Clinical Risk Groups

El-Shourbagy, Mahmoud; Abd-El-Maeboud, Karim H. I.; Diab, Khaled; El‐Ghannam, Alaa; Nabegh, Lila; Ammar, Samia

doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.1996.tb01059.x

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“…This is a case-control study which was carried out on pregnant women attending the causality of Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital after approval of the research and ethics committee. All included women were having a singleton Results of our study are matching those of El-Shourbagy et al (26) who performed a case control study to determine the incidence of chlamydial infection in these high risk Egyptian women, the study included 501 patients with cervicitis (n = 58), abnormal cervical smear (n = 256), tubal infertility (n = 85), ectopic pregnancy (n = 22), preterm labor (n = 80) and 192 controls, reported significant increase of Chlamydial infection among different clinical conditions compared to controls (56.3% among subjects with preterm labor).…”

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Association between Chlamydia Trachomatis Cervicitis and Preterm Labor

Mohamed

Rabei

Faisal

et al. 2017

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Background: Preterm labor (PTL) is a major determinant of neonatal morbimortality with adverse consequences for health. The causes are multifactorial, with intrauterine infection probably explaining most of these outcomes. It is believed that infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is also involved in PTL. Objective: To compare the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis cervicitis in women with preterm labor and control at term. Methods: This was a case-control study conducted at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital. This study included 70 pregnant women with singleton fetus who attended the causality and were selected to participate in the study. They were divided into two groups, cases and control group each 35 patients. Swab was taken from endocervix and chlamydia trachomatis DNA was examined by real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Data were analyzed by Chi-square test. Results: The prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis cervicitis in women with preterm labor is higher than in women at term; 8 cases out of 35 (22.9%) as compared to the women in the control group which was 2 cases out of 35 (5.7%) and this difference was statistically significant using (p =0.04). Conclusion: This study proved that there is an association between chlamydia trachomatis cervicitis and preterm labor. Screening and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection are recommended to decrease cases of preterm labor.

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Association between Chlamydia Trachomatis Cervicitis and Preterm Labor

Mohamed

Rabei

Faisal

et al. 2017

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“…The authors found that 17/22 (77%) women with EP tested positive for CT whereas only 11/38 (30%) of women in the control group tested positive ( p < 0.01). Unfortunately, the control group of 192 women was not defined (no matching group), and this control group was then subdivided into several subgroups, which were compared with the EP group with no clear justification (17).…”

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Ectopic pregnancy in African developing countries

Goyaux

Leke

Keita

et al. 2003

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand

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“…In Egypt, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases, including chlamydial infection, is not precisely known. A few reports describe an increased incidence of genital chlamydial infection, especially among symptomatic Egyptian women [16].…”

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