Iglesias BJL, Saldívar RD, Tijerina MR, González GG, Garza GE, Rosales TE

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Previous studies indicate that C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae are bacterias with a high prevalence in the general population. Most women are asymptomatic and the infection goes unnoticed.
Objective: To compare the prevalence of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae in women with and without symptoms of vaginitis.
Patients and methods: 200 women were included and divided into two groups: 100 with symptoms of vaginitis and 100 asymptomatic. Variables like age, initiation of sexual activity, women with IUDs, history of recurrent vaginitis and characterisitics of the uterine cervix were recorded. The determination of C. trachomatis was done with a direct MicrotraK Chlamydia tracomatis. For N. gonorrhoeae cultures in chocolate agar and Thayer Martin agar. Statistical analysis was done with the χ² test.
Results: C. trachomatis was detected in 40 women of the study group and in 17 of the control. N. gonorrhoeae was not isolated in both groups. Only 29% positive for Chlamydia were less than 25 years old. There was no statistical difference between C. tracomatis and an early beginning of sexual life or the use of IUDs; from 69 patients with bleeding in the uterine cervix, 37 were positive to Chlamydia (p ‹ 0.01).
Conclusions: C. trachomatis was more frequent in women with symptoms of vaginitis, recurrent vaginitis and bleeding of the uterine cervix.

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