Global mapping of sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is known as a leading cause of one of the most prominent sexually transmitted diseases (STD) worldwide. A meta-analysis was performed in this study to comprehensively determine the prevalence of C. trachomatis in the STD population.

Method

PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Web of Science databases were used to conduct an extensive literature search on relevant papers published from 2000 to 2023. After that, statistical analysis was performed utilizing comprehensive meta-analysis (CMA) software (version 2.0, Biostat, USA) to report the global prevalence of C. trachomatis in the STD population.

Result

In prevalence studies involving an overall number of 40,159 STD individuals, 17,289 C. trachomatis isolates were collected in 8

SUBMITTER: Sameni F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12542354 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature