Prevalence of and risk factors for sexually transmitted infection with Chlaymidia trachomatis to guide control measures: findings from the Slovenian National Survey of Sexual Lifestyles, Attitudes, and Health in 2016–2017

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Klepac ◽  
Lina Berlot ◽  
Irena Klavs
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

scholarly journals Association of sexually-transmitted infection and African–American race with Streptococcus agalactiae colonization in pregnancy

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald A. Capraro ◽  
Sajel Lala ◽  
Khaldia Khaled ◽  
Elizabeth Gosciniak ◽  
Brianna Saadat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
African American ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Antibiotic Exposure ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Independent Risk Factors ◽  
African American Race ◽  
In Pregnancy

Abstract Background Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a significant cause of neonatal infection, but the maternal risk factors for GBS colonization remain poorly defined. We hypothesized that there may be an association between antibiotic exposure during pregnancy and GBS colonization and/or the presence of inducible clindamycin resistance (iCLI-R) in GBS isolates from GBS-colonized pregnant women. Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – Shreveport including demographic and clinical data from 1513 pregnant women who were screened for GBS between July 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010. Results Among 526 (34.8%) women who screened positive for GBS, 124 (23.6%) carried GBS strains with iCLI-R (GBS-iCLI-R). While antibiotic exposure, race, sexually-transmitted infection (STI) in pregnancy, GBS colonization in prior pregnancy and BMI were identified as risk factors for GBS colonization in univariate analyses, the only independent risk factors for GBS colonization were African–American race (AOR = 2.142; 95% CI = 2.092–3.861) and STI during pregnancy (AOR = 1.309; 95% CI = 1.035–1.653). Independent risk factors for GBS-iCLI-R among women colonized with GBS were non-African–American race (AOR = 2.13; 95% CI = 1.20–3.78) and younger age (AOR = 0.94; 95% CI = 0.91–0.98). Among GBS-colonized women with an STI in the current pregnancy, the only independent risk factor for iCLI-R was Chlamydia trachomatis infection (AOR = 4.31; 95% CI = 1.78–10.41). Conclusions This study identified novel associations for GBS colonization and colonization with GBS-iCLI-R. Prospective studies will improve our understanding of the epidemiology of GBS colonization during pregnancy and the role of antibiotic exposure in alterations of the maternal microbiome.

Sexually Transmitted Infection Service Use and Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Female Sex Workers in Georgetown, Guyana

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline F. Allen ◽  
Morris Edwards ◽  
Lisa M. Williamson ◽  
Wendy Kitson-Piggott ◽  
Hans-Ulrich Wagner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Female Sex
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