The frequency of gonorrheal and chlamydial infections in Zanjanian women in 2013-2014

Molaei, Behnaz; Mohmmadian, Farnaz; Eftekhar, Maryam; Hatami, Robabeh; Tirkan, Atefe; Kiani, Mahsa

doi:10.29252/ijrm.15.2.75

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“…The result of the current study showed that 6% of symptomatic married woman were declared as positive of Neisseria gonorrhoeae on the basis of microbiological evaluation supported by molecular characterization of orfi gene. Our results are partially in agreement with Molaei who reported that 4% of married gonorrhoeae suspected patients were confirmed through bacterial culture and serological test [18] . In the current study 3% of un married asymptomatic women were declared as positive of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by molecular characterization of orf1 gene.…”

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Prevalence of <em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</em> infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic women attending obstetrics and gynecology outpatient department at Lahore general hospital Lahore, Pakistan

Ume-Omema¹,

Mehmood²,

Ul-Haq³

et al. 2019

Int. J. Clin. Obstet. Gynaecol.

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Gonorrhoeae or gonococcal infection is worldwide sexually transmitted bacterial problem caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The current study has been conducted to develop rapid and reliable diagnostics techniques for identification of gonorrhoeae and its incidence in Lahore region of Punjab, Pakistan. Total of 200 endo-cervical discharge samples were collected from symptomatic and asymptomatic patients reported with the history of gynecological problems attending OPD of Lahore general hospital, Lahore Pakistan. Each of the labeled sample was streaked on chocolate agar/Thayer-Martin Medium and incubated for 24-72 hours in the presence of 5% CO2. Grayish-white, opaque, rounded 1-2mm colonies showed gram negative diplococcic in microscopy and revealed positive oxidase and catalase reaction. Results of PCR based analysis on screened colonies showed that 12% of the isolates developed 260bp amplicon size products against ORF1 type specific primer in gel electrophoresis system. Prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae in symptomatic patients of age group ≥30 and ≤30 is 20% and 11% respectively as compared to the asymptomatic patients of age group of ≥30 and ≤30 is 7% and 10% respectively. Similarly, prevalence of married and un-married symptomatic patients was 6% and 36% to that of asymptomatic patients (8% and 3%). The prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae in symptomatic patients of PID and cervicitus is 37.5% and 6.25% and the prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae in asymptomatic patients of PID and cervicitus is 5% and 6% respectively. Culture sensitivity results showed that all isolates were sensitive to Penicillin, Tetracycline, Spectinomycin, Ciprofloxacin and Ceftriaxone.

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Prevalence of <em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</em> infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic women attending obstetrics and gynecology outpatient department at Lahore general hospital Lahore, Pakistan

Ume-Omema¹,

Mehmood²,

Ul-Haq³

et al. 2019

Int. J. Clin. Obstet. Gynaecol.

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“…The prevalence of Chlamydia infection was found 18% in cases which is in good agreement with two previous studies from Iran and Europe. They also showed that frequency of CT were 16% and 13.4% in Iranian 24 and European populations 25 respectively. Besides, there is also another study which found higher prevalence of CT in symptomatic women i.e.…”

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Functional impact of allelic variations/haplotypes of TNF-α on reproductive tract infections in Indian women

Sharma

Sonkar

Singhal

et al. 2021

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The aim of the present study is to investigate the functional role of TNF-α single-nucleotide polymorphisms/haplotypes in an association with reproductive tract infections (RTIs) in symptomatic and asymptomatic women. A total of 850 consecutive subjects consisting of 400 cases and 450 healthy controls, were screened for RTIs, along with their risk factors and associated symptoms. The propensity score matching was performed to reduce the confounding bias arise owing to covariates and to balance the data between two groups. A total of 211 pairs (1:1) have been created. Genotyping of rs1800629 (-308) and rs361525 (-238) SNPs of TNF-α was done by PCR–RFLP followed by sequencing. The functional implication of TNF-α SNPs in an association with RTIs was also checked by using ELISA. The frequency of -238A allele and -308A allele was found to be twofold (P < 0.0001) and threefold (P < 0.0001) higher in the presence of RTIs. AA haplotype emerged as a major player in an association with RTIs and elevated TNF-α expression. The present study revealed the functional role of rs1800629 (-308) and rs361525 (-238) of TNF-α in an association with RTIs. This information may be used to establish biomarkers for an inflammatory response during the persistence of RTIs.

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“…On the other hand, other studies from Iran reported more close prevalence rate for N. gonorrhoeae to the current study's results. For instance, the prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae was respectively 4.0%, 5.6%, and 4.10% in Zanjan, Fars, and Qom provinces [10,16,17]. It seems that the prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae in Ilam province is approximately similar to other provinces in Iran.…”

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The prevalence of gonococcal and non-gonococcal infections in women referred to obstetrics and gynecology clinics

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Bacterial vaginosis is a condition caused by changes in the vaginal microbial ecosystem and increases the risk of preterm delivery, premature rupture of membranes, endometritis, and weight loss of the baby. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of gonococcal and non-gonococcal genital infections in women referred to clinics in Ilam, Iran. Two swab samples were taken from each patient using a sterile swab, one swab was placed in a THB medium for the culture of Streptococcus agalactiae and the other in PBS buffer for PCR. PCR method was conducted for the identification of the other bacterial agents such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and also S. agalactiae. Sampling was performed on 169 women with symptomatic vaginosis. The frequency of S. agalactiae SUMMARY by culture and PCR methods was 4.7% (8 samples) and 13.6% (23 samples) respectively. Also, 6.5% (11 samples), 3.5% (6 samples), 4.1% (7 samples), 1.2% (2 samples), and 0% of the samples were positive for N. gonorrhoeae, M. genitalium, M. hominis, U. urealyticum and C. trachomatis by PCR method. Except for a significant association between S. agalactiae colonization and abortion, there was no significant correlation between the prevalence of these bacteria and the patient's age, age of marriage, number of deliveries, and number of abortions. Overall, the prevalence of gonococcal and non-gonococcal infection in women referred to clinics in Ilam is similar to the other parts of Iran.

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The frequency of gonorrheal and chlamydial infections in Zanjanian women in 2013-2014

Cited by 5 publications

References 39 publications

Prevalence of <em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</em> infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic women attending obstetrics and gynecology outpatient department at Lahore general hospital Lahore, Pakistan

Prevalence of <em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</em> infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic women attending obstetrics and gynecology outpatient department at Lahore general hospital Lahore, Pakistan

Functional impact of allelic variations/haplotypes of TNF-α on reproductive tract infections in Indian women

The prevalence of gonococcal and non-gonococcal infections in women referred to obstetrics and gynecology clinics

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