Research on Chlamydia trachomatis in women from the municipal district of Piraí-Rio de Janeiro

• Main Author: Varella, Renata de Q.
• Publication Date: 2000
• Other Authors: Passos, Mauro R.L., Pinheiro, Vandira M.S., Lopes, Helena R., Santos, Sérgio B., Guimarães, Cristiane C., Angelis, Flávia de
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: DST (Niterói. Online)
• Download full: https://www.bjstd.org/revista/article/view/266
• topic: Chlamydia trachomatis; DST; Cervicite; Chlanrydia trachomatis; STD; Cervicitis

The Chlamydia tachomatis is an importam agem causer of endocervicitis in sexually active women. lt can be asympromaric or presem unspccific symproms. Uorreatcd and nor diagnosed infection represems a serious problem on public healrh since there is a grear risk for developing endomerriris, pelvic inflamatory diseasc (PID) wirh rhe resulrant sequelar of infcrtiliry and neonatal infecrions (pneumonitis and conjumivitis). Althrough rhere is a very low number of prevalence among brazilian women. Goals: Determine rhe frcqucncy of endocervicitis by C. Trachomatis among women who arrend public and private clinics in Pirar - RJ. Methods: A prospecrive srudy was done among sexually active women 13 ro 49 years of age who looked for a gynccologist for severa! different reasons and hadn't used any kind of vaginal medicine during rhe preceding 2 weeks. The srudy involvcd anamnese, gynecologic exam for oncoric ciroparology and endocervical collect wirh specific swab. The endoccrvical samples were submined to Elisa through Elia-Vidas sysrem for detecring Chlamydial anrigen ar rhe STD Labocatory of the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói - RJ. Resulrs: The srudy was composed by 108 paticnrs (69 from public service and 39 from privare clinics). Chlamydia antigens were derccted in 20 women, 18,8% (13/69) from public service and 18% (7/39) from private clinics, who wem to rhc docror for diffcrcm maio reasoos such as routine and vaginal dischargc and/or pelvic pain. Conclusions: The total rate of Chlamydia positive results was 18,5% (20/108) and there was no significam different berween prevalences in public and private service. Clinic and citopatologic exams are oor enough 10 sustain Chlamydia infections diagnosis.