Monitoring Sexually Transmitted Infections in Cervicovaginal Exfoliative Samples in Mexican Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are a major cause of morbidity in sexually active individuals, having complications in reproduction health and quality of life. In concordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Candida spp., Ureaplasma spp., Trichomonas vaginalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, HSV, and Mycoplasma spp. from cervicovaginal samples and to correlate them with the gynecological history of the patients.

Methods

Our analytical, prospective, and cross-sectional study included 377 women who participated in a reproductive health campaign during 2015-2016. Anthropometric and gynecological variables were obtained. Cervicovagina

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Rosas F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8703509 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature