Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and evaluation of its genotypes among pregnant women in Tehran, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen. Infection with C. trachomatis in pregnant women can result in maternal and fetal death, due to pelvic inflammatory disease. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate this infection in pregnant women and identify circulating genotypes of C. trachomatis in Tehran, Iran.

Materials and methods

Endocervical swabs were obtained from 101 pregnant women and tested by PCR assay to detect cryptic plasmid gene. Positive isolates were analyzed for C. trachomatis genotypes through amplification and sequencing of the omp1 gene and alignment with deposited sequences in Gene Bank.

Results

Infection with C. trachomatis was observed in 11 cases, yielding an over

SUBMITTER: Esteghamati A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9867614 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature