scholarly journals Prevalence and Correlates of Antibody to Chlamydial Heat Shock Protein in Women Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics and Women with Confirmed Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

1997 ◽  
Vol 175 (6) ◽  
pp. 1453-1458 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. O. Eckert ◽  
S. E. Hawes ◽  
P. Wölner‐Hanssen ◽  
D. M. Money ◽  
R. W. Peeling ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 429-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eloisa Llata ◽  
Kyle T. Bernstein ◽  
Roxanne P. Kerani ◽  
Preeti Pathela ◽  
Jane R. Schwebke ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S220-S220
Author(s):  
Gloria E Anyalechi ◽  
Damien Danavall ◽  
Brian H Raphael ◽  
Katherine E Bowden ◽  
Jaeyoung Hong ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) causes pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and other sequelae; however, these associations are not fully characterized. CT serologic assays including Pgp3 ELISA may detect prior CT infection and may better elucidate these associations. We used a serologic Pgp3 multiplex bead array assay (Pgp3MBA) to measure CT seroprevalence in reproductive-age US women and assess the association with PID. Methods We performed CT Pgp3MBA on sera collected from women 18–39 years old during the 2013–2016 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) who had available urine CT nucleic acid amplification test results. Weighted Pgp3MBA CT seroprevalence and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated. We also determined weighted prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% CIs of self-reported lifetime PID among women with and without detectable Pgp3MBA and other characteristics to estimate these US national statistics. Results Among 2,339 women, 1,725 (73.7%) had available sera. Of these women, 1,425 (or 93.4% of those with data) were sexually experienced and had a CT seroprevalence of 35.9% (95% CI 33.4–38.4). When weighted for US women, CT seroprevalence was 30.5% (95% CI 26.6–34.4%), ranging from 16.9% (95% CI 11.0–22.8%) among non-Hispanic Asian women to 70.2% (95% CI 62.4–78.0%) among non-Hispanic black women. PID was reported by 4.2% (95% CI 3.1–5.2) of 1,413 sexually-experienced women with PID data or an estimated 3.8% (95% CI 2.6–5.0) of US women. Among US women, estimated PID varied by Pgp3MBA status; 7.3% (95% CI 4.3–10.2) of Pgp3MBA-positive women were estimated to report PID versus 2.3% (95% CI 1.3–3.4) of Pgp3MBA-negative women (PR 3.1; 95% CI 1.7–5.9). PID prevalence did not vary by age, nor self-reported recent sexually transmitted disease among US women, but was higher among non-Hispanic black women compared to non-Hispanic white women (PR 2.2; 95% CI 1.4–3.5). Conclusion Nearly one-third of US women have had CT by Pgp3MBA, with differences by race/ethnicity. Women with prior CT had three times the reported PID prevalence of women without CT. Further serologic research may refine the population-level impact of CT prevention activities, such as recommended annual CT screening, on PID incidence, particularly among non-Hispanic black women. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures



2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta B. Ness ◽  
David E. Soper ◽  
Holly E. Richter ◽  
Hugh Randall ◽  
Jeffrey F. Peipert ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2337
Author(s):  
Anabel E. Grütter ◽  
Tecla Lafranca ◽  
Aurelia Pahnita Sigg ◽  
Max Mariotti ◽  
Gernot Bonkat ◽  
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Background: Gonorrhea is a frequently encountered sexually transmitted disease that results in urethritis and can further lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and possibly disseminated gonococcal infections. Thus, it must be diagnosed promptly and accurately. In addition, drug susceptibility testing should be performed rapidly as well. Unfortunately, Neisseria gonorrhoea is a fastidious microorganism that is difficult to grow and requires culturing in an opaque medium. Methods: Here, we used isothermal microcalorimetry (IMC) to monitor the growth and the antimicrobial susceptibility of N. gonorrhoea. Results: Using IMC, concentrations of N. gonorrhoea between 2000 and 1 CFU·mL−1 were detected within 12 to 33 h. In addition, drug susceptibility could be monitored easily. Conclusions: The use of isothermal microcalorimetry provides an interesting and useful tool to detect and characterize fastidious microbes such as N. gonorrhoea that require media incompatible with optical detection conventionally used in many commercial systems.



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