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| Provedor de dados: |
BJID
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Chlamydia trachomatis infection among HIV-infected women attending an AIDS clinic in the city of Manaus, Brazil
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| Autores: |
Silva,Leila Cristina Ferreira
Miranda,Angélica Espinosa
Batalha,Rosieny Santos
Sabino,Carolina
Dib,Elizabeth Cristina Dantas
Costa,Carolina Marinho da
Ramasawmy,Rajendranath
Talhari,Sinésio
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| Data: |
2012-08-01
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| Ano: |
2012
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| Palavras-chave: |
Chlamydia trachomatis
HIV
Women
Amazonas
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| Resumo: |
This was a cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of and to identify risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women attending the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) clinic in the city of Manaus, Brazil, in 2009-2010. Participants answered a questionnaire containing demographic, epidemiological, and clinical data. A genital specimen was collected during examination to detect CT-DNA by hybrid capture, and blood samples were taken to determine CD4+T and HIV viral load. There were 329 women included in the study. Median age was 32 years (IQR = 27-38) and median schooling was nine years (IQR = 4-11). The prevalence of CT was 4.3% (95%CI: 2.1-6.5). Logistic regression analysis showed that age between 18-29 years [OR = 4.1(95%CI: 1.2-13.4)] and complaint of pelvic pain [OR = 3.7 (95%CI: 1.2-12.8)] were independently associated with CT. The use of condom was inversely associated with CT [OR = 0.39 (95%CI: 0.1-0.9)]. The results showed that younger women who did not use condoms are at a higher risk for CT. Screening for sexually transmitted infections must be done routinely and safe sexual practices should be promoted among this population.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000400004
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| Editor: |
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
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| Relação: |
10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.023
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| Formato: |
text/html
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| Fonte: |
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.16 n.4 2012
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| Direitos: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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