Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes in Mexican men with infertile women as sexual partners

Background: Genital Chlamydial trachomatis infection, though often asymptomatic, is an established indirect causative agent of female infertility via its activities on the tubal physiology. Many risk factors are postulated for its acquisition and the main thrust of this study was to establish the organisms’ correlates among infertile women attending gynaecologic clinic in Ibadan.Methods: A systematic sampling technique was used on each selected day to recruit women who met the inclusion criteria into the study using a sampling frame of 2. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to obtain attributes considered as risk factors for acquiring genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection from 150 consenting infertile women between January and November 2015. These attributes included sexual history, social status, alcohol intake and past history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Blood samples and endocervical swabs were subsequently taken for detection of C. trachomatis infection using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20.0.Results: The mean age of the respondents was 34.1±5.6 years and 7.30% were positive for C. trachomatis. Chlamydia trachomatis infection was significantly associated with past history of gonorrhoea, history of multiple sexual partners, husband that has other sexual partners and lifetime sexual partners greater than one.Conclusions: The prevalence of asymptomatic C. trachomatis among infertile women indicated the pathogen as a potential aetiologic agent of female infertility and supported the asymptomatic nature of the infection. The risk factors found to be associated with the organisms’ infection lend out further support to the sexual transmissibility of C. trachomatis.

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Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis immunoglobulin G antibody in infertile women in Calabar

African Journal of Medical and Health Sciences ◽

10.4103/2384-5589.198319 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 74

Author(s):

PatienceO Odusolu ◽

EkpoE Edet ◽

CajethanI Emechebe ◽

ThomasU Agan ◽

AndrewE Okpe ◽

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Keyword(s):

Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽

Immunoglobulin G ◽

Infertile Women

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The concordance of Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection between sexual partners, in the era of nucleic acid testing

Sexual Health ◽

10.1071/sh04030 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 23 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

A. R. Markos

Keyword(s):

Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽

Sexual Partners ◽

Contact Tracing ◽

Genital Infection ◽

Nucleic Acid Testing ◽

Strand Displacement ◽

Scientific Interest ◽

Strand Displacement Amplification ◽

Male Patients ◽

Males And Females

Introduction: The rate of transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis, by infected males and females to their sexual partners, has been a matter of continued scientific interest and exploration. Methods: We examined the correlation of C. trachomatis infection in sexual partnerships, using Strand Displacement Amplification. Results: During July–November 2003, 97 male patients were reported positive for C. trachomatis. Fifty of the female sexual consorts were amenable for contact tracing, 38 of whom were identified as C. trachomatis positive. Within the same period, 93 female patients were C. trachomatis positive, and 56 male consorts were traceable, of whom 43 were positive for C. trachomatis. Conclusions: The concordance of C. trachomatis between sexual partners is in the region of 75%. This strengthens the case for epidemiological treatment for all consorts.

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