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Chlamydia trachomatis in Women with Full-Term Deliveries and Women with Abortion

Abdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi1, Mohammad Reza Farjam1, Farideh Mogharrab1, Malihe Amiryan2, Mahin Jamshidi Makiani3, Abdolhossien Madani2, Ali Daryanavard2, Hossien Davoudi2, Mahmoud Hossienpour2 and Gita Manshoori4
  • 1 Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  • 2 Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  • 3 IRAN University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  • 4 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Abstract

Problem statement: There are some documents which support the role of some certain infections such as Chlamydia trachomatis in spontaneous abortion. As there were not data about role this bacterium in abortion in this area of IRAN, this study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in women with abortion and compare it with healthy women with no previous history of abortion. Approach: This case-control study was carried out in Shariatee hospital of Hormozgan University of medical sciences, during 2004-2005. A number of 220 women with definite diagnosis of previous abortion and 200 matched women with normal full term delivery and negative history of miscarriage as controls were studied as case and control groups. All obtained PAP smears from the case and the control groups were then tested using Immunoflourescent method for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis. Data was analyzed, using SPSS software (chi square and t-test). Results: The prevalence of positive direct immunofluorescent test on PAP smears indicating the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis was 56 (25.45%) in women with abortion comparing to 13 (5.20%) in women in control group, the difference was significant (p = 0.0001). Conclusion: This study showed Chlamydia trachomatis is an important causative agent for abortion in this area of IRAN.

American Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 6 No. 3, 2010, 66-69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2010.66.69

Submitted On: 6 October 2010 Published On: 30 September 2010

How to Cite: Jahromi, A. S., Farjam, M. R., Mogharrab, F., Amiryan, M., Makiani, M. J., Madani, A., Daryanavard, A., Davoudi, H., Hossienpour, M. & Manshoori, G. (2010). Chlamydia trachomatis in Women with Full-Term Deliveries and Women with Abortion. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 6(3), 66-69. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2010.66.69

Open AccessCopyright: © 2010 Abdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi, Mohammad Reza Farjam, Farideh Mogharrab, Malihe Amiryan, Mahin Jamshidi Makiani, Abdolhossien Madani, Ali Daryanavard, Hossien Davoudi, Mahmoud Hossienpour and Gita Manshoori. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • spontaneous abortion
  • etiologic factor
  • direct immunofluorescent
  • sexually transmitted infections
  • full-term deliveries