Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections

Cristaudo, Antonio; Orsini, Diego

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“…N. gonorrhoeae affects the mucous membrane of the urethra, endocervix, pharynx, and rectum. Gonorrhea can cause diffuse diseases and increase susceptibility to immunodeficiency viruses (7)(8)(9). If not treated early, the complications of the disease eventuate in salpingitis, arthritis, pharyngitis, conjunctivitis, gonococcemia, infertility, dyspareunia, and ectopic pregnancies, as well as affecting the brain and heart valves.…”

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Prevalence of <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae </i>in Western Iran

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea. This bacterium infects the epithelial cells of the cervix of women and the urethra of men. However, its disease symptoms in the lower genitalia are found only in a small percentage of people. This study aimed to compare the frequency of N. gonorrhoeae genital infection among two groups of pregnant women, those with spontaneous abortions and those with normal pregnancies. This crosssectional study was conducted in Western Iran. It included 417 women: 109 of whom had spontaneous abortions, 109 had normal deliveries, 100 were fertile, and 99 were infertile. Specific primers were used and DNA was extracted by endocervical swabs. A polymerase chain reaction test was then performed to detect N. gonorrhoeae. Data analysis was performed using the chi-squared test and t-tests. In all the above steps, a level of 5% was considered statistically significant, and the average ages in women with normal delivery, women with spontaneous abortion, fertile women, and infertile women were 27.8 ± 4.87, 29.6 ± 5.9, 32.1 ± 5.1, and 29.1 ± 6.3 years, respectively. The total frequency of N. gonorrhoeae infection was 0 (0%). The prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae infection was zero, and the disease was not associated with spontaneous abortion or infertility.

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Prevalence of <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae </i>in Western Iran

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“…Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections represents, globally, the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by bacteria, with 131 million new cases per year. 1 2 Chlamydia trachomatis, which is an obligate intracellular parasite, can have a specific infectious potential to epithelial cells from male and female reproductive tracts. In symptomatic cases, men can present with urethritis, or, less commonly, epididymitis, and women, besides yellowish vaginal discharge, spontaneous bleeding, pain during sex or urination, and pelvic pain, may be led to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).…”

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The Correlation between Chlamydia Trachomatis and Female Infertility: A Systematic Review

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Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet

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The impact of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection on female's fertility is not completely established yet, since the level of evidence associating these factors is still weak. Hence, the goal of the present review is to contribute to a better elucidation of this matter. The electronic database chosen was the Medline/PubMed, with the last survey on May 11, 2021. Publication date was used as a filter, with the previous 5 years having been selected. The following describers were used: chlamydia trachomatis AND infertility; chlamydia trachomatis AND tubal alteration AND infertility; chlamydia AND low pregnancy rates. From the 322 studies screened, 293 that failed to meet our eligibility criteria were excluded. Subsequently, we removed seven studies for not having the possible correlation between CT infections and female infertility as its main focus, and three for being about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in general. Moreover, two studies designed as reviews were also excluded. Ergo, we included 17 studies in our qualitative analysis. The authors conducted research individually and analyzed carefully the studies selected. As we retrieved the information needed for our study through reading the texts, no contact was made with the authors of the studies selected. This systematic review corroborates the hypothesis that CT infection potentiates female infertility, as 76.47% of the included studies found a positive correlation between them. We conclude that there is an important association between CT infection and female infertility. Ergo, making CT screening part of the infertility investigation routine is relevant and has a reasonable justification.

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections

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Prevalence of <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae </i>in Western Iran

Prevalence of <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae </i>in Western Iran

The Correlation between Chlamydia Trachomatis and Female Infertility: A Systematic Review

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