Prevalence and circulant genotypes of Chlamydia trachomatis in university women from cities in the Brazilian Amazon
Leonardo Miranda dos Santos,
Maria Renata Mendonça dos Santos Vieira,
Rodrigo Covre Vieira
et al.
Abstract:Background
Approximately 80% of infected women infected by Chlamydia trachomatis are asymptomatic, although this infection can lead to serious complications in the female reproductive tract. Few data on Chlamydia infection and genotypes are available in Amazonian communities.
Objectives
To describe the prevalence of and associated factors and to identify the genotypes of sexual C. trachomatis infection in female university students in different urban centers (capital and interiors) in the Brazilian state of … Show more
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