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Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydiae pneumoniae and trachomatis as probable etiological agents of preeclampsia.
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Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine . May2016, Vol. 29 Issue 10, p1607-1612. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- <bold>Objectives: </bold>The aim of this study was to evaluate the evidence for Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydiae pneumoniae and trachomatis to act as a probable etiology for preeclampsia (PE), together with estimating the prevalence of such infections in pregnant women with PE.<bold>Methods: </bold>We performed a prospective study in Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt, for detecting H. pylori infection by estimating H. pylori IgG and IgM, in addition to detection of Chlamydiae infections by PCR in 90 pregnant women with PE and 90 normotensive pregnant women of the same age and body mass index who were studied as control.<bold>Results: </bold>The prevalence of H. pylori infection in preeclamptic pregnant women was 54.4% with a statistically significant association to PE. The prevalence of C. pneumonia was 27.8% whereas that of C. trachomatis was 4.44%. The infected preeclamptic cases showed high levels of leucocytes besides elevated C-reactive protein concentrations.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Helicobacter pylori was found to act as a cofactor in the development of PE. Occurrence of C. trachomatis was low in pregnant women in our community; however, it showed that it may act as a cofactor in PE, whereas C. pneumoniae was attributed to have no role in PE pathogenesis until supported by further studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HELICOBACTER pylori
*CHLAMYDIA trachomatis
*PNEUMONIA treatment
*PREECLAMPSIA
*POLYMERASE chain reaction
*ENDOTHELIAL cells
*CHLAMYDIA infections
*HELICOBACTER diseases
*LONGITUDINAL method
*CHLAMYDOPHILA pneumoniae
*CHLAMYDOPHILA infections
*DISEASE prevalence
*CASE-control method
*DISEASE complications
PREGNANCY complication risk factors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14767058
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112967855
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/14767058.2015.1056146