High prevalence of sexual Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young women from Marajo Island, in the Brazilian Amazon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world. Approximately 80% of infected women are asymptomatic, although this infection can lead to serious complications in the female reproductive tract. Few data on Chlamydia infection are available in rural Amazonian communities.

Objectives

To evaluate the prevalence of sexual C. trachomatis infection in women from Marajó Archipelago communities in the Amazon region of Brazil and to identify associated factors and genotypes.

Methods

We utilized amplification of the ompA gene by nested PCR. Positive samples were genotyped by sequencing. Study participants completed a questionnaire on social, epidemiological, and reproductive health variables. A Poisson regressi

SUBMITTER: Dos Santos LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6264820 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature