1. Is an Antenatal Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis Necessary in the Current Society?
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Dorado Criado M, Fabra Garrido C, Merino San Martín E, González Arboleya C, Gómez-Arroyo B, González-Donapetry P, Baquero-Artigao F, de la Calle M, Quiles-Melero I, and Calvo C
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- Adolescent, Adult, Chlamydia Infections epidemiology, Chlamydia Infections transmission, Chlamydia Infections urine, Chlamydia trachomatis genetics, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious epidemiology, Pregnant Women, Prenatal Diagnosis statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Spain epidemiology, Young Adult, Chlamydia Infections diagnosis, Chlamydia trachomatis isolation & purification, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical prevention & control, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious prevention & control, Prenatal Diagnosis standards
- Abstract
A screening of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young pregnant women (≤25 years old) and their newborns was conducted. A total of 136 women were tested with urine samples in the immediate postpartum period. The prevalence was 18.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 11.9-24.9%) (25/136) and the rate of perinatal transmission was 35% (7/20). These results support the need for antenatal screening programs in high-risk women in Madrid (Spain)., Competing Interests: The authors declare no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose., (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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