Is an Antenatal Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis Necessary in the Current Society?

Authors :: 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
Calvo C
Source :: The Pediatric infectious disease journal [Pediatr Infect Dis J] 2021 Nov 01; Vol. 40 (11), pp. 1034-1036.
Publication Year :: 2021
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).<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)

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