Sexually transmitted infections in pregnant adolescents: prevalence and association with maternal and foetal morbidity

Borges‐Costa, João; Matos, Cácia Mendes; Pereira, Filomena

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04194.x

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“…Consistent with other studies , N. gonorrhoeae had a low prevalence of 1.3% in the pregnant women [ 26 , 27 ]. Similar to C. trachomatis , there was no significant relationship between the prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae and the mothers’ educational status and age.…”

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Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among pregnant women and eye colonization of their neonates at birth time, Shiraz, Southern Iran

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BackgroundChlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are the two common transmissible pathogens from pregnant women to their neonates. Given the lack of routine screening and treatment of pregnant women in some areas, the possibility of transmission rises. This study seeks to determine the prevalence of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae in the pregnant women with no clinical symptoms and the vertical transmission rate to their neonates.MethodsThe study was conducted on endocervical and eye swab samples of 239 pregnant women and their neonates. Identification was based on PCR method.ResultsThe prevalence rates of C.trachomatis in women and neonates were 37/239 (15.5%) and 28/239 (11.7%), and for N. gonorrhoeae 3/239 (1.3%), 1/239 (0.4%), respectively. The vertical transmission rates to the neonates were 28/37(75.6%) for C. trachomatis and 1/3 for N. gonorrhoeae.ConclusionsIn the areas with a high prevalence of chlamydial or gonococcal infections, and in the absence of screening and treatment of the pregnant women, ocular prophylaxis with antibiotics is suggested as a part of routine neonatal care program for the prevention of chlamydial and gonococcal ophthalmia.

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Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among pregnant women and eye colonization of their neonates at birth time, Shiraz, Southern Iran

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“…These results confirmed those obtained in the same population in a previous study performed in 2011 in the same hospital, using the cobas® 4800 CT/NG test (Peuchant et al, 2015), and are in agreement with those reported in the literature (Borges-Costa et al, 2011). Among women requesting abortion, the prevalence of C. trachomatis was 10.4% in our study.…”

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Comparison of three real-time PCR assays for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in young pregnant women

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“…those with many mild and asymptomatic cases of mostly self-limiting illness) and where an unknown burden exists within the community, e.g. sexually transmitted infections with Chlamydia trachomatis [36-40] or Neisseria gonorrhoea [36-39,41-44]; influenza and influenza-like illnesses [45,46]; and food and water-borne diseases [2,47-54]). The first and second Infectious Intestinal Disease studies (IID1 and IID2) were prospective community cohort studies that estimated overall incidence of infectious intestinal disease (IID) in the UK community, the proportion seeking healthcare (ascertained), and the proportion reported to the national public health agency [2,11,47,55].…”

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Measuring underreporting and under-ascertainment in infectious disease datasets: a comparison of methods

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BackgroundEfficient and reliable surveillance and notification systems are vital for monitoring public health and disease outbreaks. However, most surveillance and notification systems are affected by a degree of underestimation (UE) and therefore uncertainty surrounds the 'true’ incidence of disease affecting morbidity and mortality rates. Surveillance systems fail to capture cases at two distinct levels of the surveillance pyramid: from the community since not all cases seek healthcare (under-ascertainment), and at the healthcare-level, representing a failure to adequately report symptomatic cases that have sought medical advice (underreporting). There are several methods to estimate the extent of under-ascertainment and underreporting.MethodsWithin the context of the ECDC-funded Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe (BCoDE)-project, an extensive literature review was conducted to identify studies that estimate ascertainment or reporting rates for salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis in European Union Member States (MS) plus European Free Trade Area (EFTA) countries Iceland, Norway and Switzerland and four other OECD countries (USA, Canada, Australia and Japan). Multiplication factors (MFs), a measure of the magnitude of underestimation, were taken directly from the literature or derived (where the proportion of underestimated, under-ascertained, or underreported cases was known) and compared for the two pathogens.ResultsMFs varied between and within diseases and countries, representing a need to carefully select the most appropriate MFs and methods for calculating them. The most appropriate MFs are often disease-, country-, age-, and sex-specific.ConclusionsWhen routine data are used to make decisions on resource allocation or to estimate epidemiological parameters in populations, it becomes important to understand when, where and to what extent these data represent the true picture of disease, and in some instances (such as priority setting) it is necessary to adjust for underestimation. MFs can be used to adjust notification and surveillance data to provide more realistic estimates of incidence.

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Sexually transmitted infections in pregnant adolescents: prevalence and association with maternal and foetal morbidity

Abstract: Sexually transmitted infections are frequently asymptomatic and cause maternal-foetal morbidity. The opportunity that pregnancy offers for screening and counselling should not therefore be missed, especially in adolescents.

Cited by 30 publications

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Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among pregnant women and eye colonization of their neonates at birth time, Shiraz, Southern Iran

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among pregnant women and eye colonization of their neonates at birth time, Shiraz, Southern Iran

Comparison of three real-time PCR assays for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in young pregnant women

Measuring underreporting and under-ascertainment in infectious disease datasets: a comparison of methods

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