Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in women of Al-Diwanyia city

M. R. Alkhafaf, Dina

	Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in women of Al-Diwanyia city
Journal of University of Babylon
Article 1, Volume 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1232-1238
Author
Dina M. R. Alkhafaf
Abstract
This work included three groups of women who attended to the maternity and pediatrics hospital in the period march to July 2010, group A were healthy asymptomatic unmarried women included 168 sample, group B was 122 asymptomatic married women and group C included 123 women who were suffering from spontaneous abortion identified by gynecologist and sera samples were screened by anti-Chlamydia IgG Elisa kit . Obtained results showed that the total tested cases was 413 included 383 (92.74%) case were negative and 30 (7.26%) sample gave positive result to C. trachomatis . Most cases were recorded the highest ration during the age group 20-40 years old .Prevalence of C. trachomatis in healthy asymptomatic unmarried women was 4 (2.38 %) as shown in , while in the second group of healthy asymptomatic married women was 5 (4.09%) . The highest prevalence ratio was documented in the group of women who were suffering from spontaneous abortion ,about 21(17%) . Obtained results indicate the importance of chlamydia infections among women in which abortion and other medical complication could occur, which needs an early testing for the infection .

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