Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women in Cuba

Kourí, Vivian; J, Cartaya; Rodríguez, Maria E.; Muné, Mayra; Soto, Yudira; Resik, Sonia; Bravo, José; Llop, Alina

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762002000800001

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“…A study from Cuba reported C. trachomatis infection in 10% of HIV-infected cases and 6.6% of HIV-uninfected cases by nested PCR but the difference was not statistically significant while the Odds ratio was 3.39 which is in concordance with our study [37]. Studies conducted by Natividad-Villanueva et al in USA and Seck et al in Senegal reported C. trachomatis infection in 3.33% and 2.1% of HIV-infected females, respectively [38, 39].…”

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Chlamydia trachomatisInfection in HIV-Infected Women: Need for Screening by a Sensitive and Specific Test

Bhattar

Chadha

Tripathi

et al. 2013

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Reproductive tract infection (RTIs)/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are recognized as a major public health problem, particularly due to their relationship with HIV infection. Early detection and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection (CTI) among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women may impact heterosexual HIV transmission. A total of 120 participants were enrolled: 30 HIV seropositive women with symptoms of RTIs, 30 HIV seropositive women without symptoms of RTIs, 30 HIV seronegative women with symptoms of RTIs, and 30 HIV seronegative women without symptoms of RTIs. One endocervical swab was collected from all participants and CTI was detected by real-time PCR (COBAS TaqMan CT Test, v2.0). CTI was detected in 4 (6.67%) HIV-infected women and in 1 (1.67%) HIV-uninfected woman (OR 4.214; 95% CI 0.457–38.865). Vaginal discharge was present in almost half of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women; lower abdominal pain was present in 11 (18.3%) of HIV-infected and in 9 (15%) of HIV-uninfected women. This study showed that CTI is more prevalent among HIV-infected females as compared to HIV-uninfected females. As the use of real-time PCR is not feasible in most hospitals, efforts should be made to develop a simple, sensitive, and specific test to identify women with CTI for prevention of sequelae and HIV transmission.

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Chlamydia trachomatisInfection in HIV-Infected Women: Need for Screening by a Sensitive and Specific Test

Bhattar

Chadha

Tripathi

et al. 2013

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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“…Similarly another study conducted by Magnus M et al, showed trichomoniasis is not associated with immune status [14]. This is also in agreement with the study done in Cuba [15] where no association of Chlamydia trachomatis was found with CD4 cell count while on the other hand some studies have reported that candidiasis is correlated with the immunological status of the host [16,17].…”

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Correlation of CD4 T Cell Count and Plasma Viral Load with Reproductive Tract Infections/Sexually Transmitted Infections in HIV Infected Females

Bhattar

Rawat

Tripathi

et al. 2014

JCDR

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“…The difference can be due to various reasons, as: the specimens used by them were endocervical swabs, and the detection method used was gen-probe. In agreement to this, the overall prevalence rate of Chlamydia trachomatis in cervical scrapes determined by nested PCR was 10 % in 60 Cuban women [18]. Moreover, in a study conducted in Georgia, the seroprevalence of C. trachomatis in 234 HIV patients was 23.94% [19].…”

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Chlamydia trachomatis among HIV infected patients using PCR technique

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Shrestha

Adhikari³

et al. 2013

Janaki Med. Coll. J. Med. Sci.

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Background and Objectives: Chlamydia trachomatis is a sexually transmitted organism and an important public health problem in the sexually active age group. Limited studies are found regarding the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in Nepal. Moreover, no study in Nepal reports the association of Chlamydia and HIV infection. The current study attempts to determine the burden of Chlamydia on HIV positive patients.

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Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women in Cuba

Cited by 12 publications

References 30 publications

Chlamydia trachomatisInfection in HIV-Infected Women: Need for Screening by a Sensitive and Specific Test

Chlamydia trachomatisInfection in HIV-Infected Women: Need for Screening by a Sensitive and Specific Test

Correlation of CD4 T Cell Count and Plasma Viral Load with Reproductive Tract Infections/Sexually Transmitted Infections in HIV Infected Females

Chlamydia trachomatis among HIV infected patients using PCR technique

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