Molecular Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis from sexual active women suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease

Abstract

One hundred and twenty attendees at the STD clinic in Al-Diwaniyah children and maternity hospital were examined for the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis in women who are suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease, in this study, the molecular assay that used for chlamydia detection was PCR. Overall, 29 (24.1%) of 120 women examined had Chlamydia trachomatisin highly vaginal swabs,10, 15 and 4 of Chlamydia trachomatisbacteria were identified by polymerase chain reaction assay in women have aged as 18-35 years, 36-55 years and older than 55 years, with a prevalence rate of 8.3%, 12.5% and 3.3%, respectively. The current study not found any significant association (X 2(2) =3.29, P>0.05) between aged and number of Chlamydia trachomatis, also the kruswallwallis test showed that no statistically significant differences in women age and the different sexual intercourse per week (X 2(2) =50.04, P<0.05), it was found the most common sexual intercourse both women aged between 18-35 and 36-55 years as 19 and 26 respectively, on the other hand, there was a statistically significant differences in women age and Partner mating characters (X 2(2) =10.83, P<0.05),the results found the most prevalence of C. trachomatis in women who have contraceptive drugs and condoms