Symptomatic and asymptomatic chlamydial non-gonococcal urethritis in Jamaica: the potential for HIV transmission
Int J STD AIDS
; 11(3): 187-90, Mar. 2000. tab
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ABSTRACT
To determine the contribution of Chlamydia trachomatis to non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) in men attending sexually transmitted (STD) clinics in Jamaica, we studied men with NGU (n=339), and control groups including asymptomatic men who were STD contacts (n=61), asymptomatic men who were not STD contacts (n=32) and men with gonococcal urethritis (GU) (n=61). Urethral specimens were examined for C. trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Serological tests for syphillis (STS) and HIV-1 infection were also performed. C. trachomatis accounted for 63 percent of cases of NGU but high prevalence of C. trachomatis in men with GU differed significantly from that in men with NGU and asymptomatic STD non-contacts (P<0.05). C. trachomatis infection in men with NGU was associated with multiple sex partners (71 percent vs 58 percent; x2=4.78; odds ratio OR=1.76; P<0.05) and previous history of gonococcal infection (83 percent vs 42 percent; x2=59.8; OR=6.8; P<0.0001). Concomitant infection with HIV-1 occured in 5.2 percent of cases of NGU and 50 percent and 90 percent, respectively, of the HIV-positive men had chlamydia or reactive STS. As a cost effective strategy in the control of STD and HIV we recommend presumptive treatment for C. trachomatis in men seeking STD treatment in Jamaica.(Au)
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Assunto principal:
Uretrite
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Infecções por Chlamydia
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Infecções por HIV
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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HIV-1
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Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J STD AIDS
Ano de publicação:
2000
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Article