OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among registered prostitutes of Durango City and to establish whether there is a correlation between epidemiological factors and infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two-hundred-and-forty-seven registered prostitutes of Durango city were studied. Endocervical samples and epidemiological data were obtained. C.trachomatis antigen was detected with the Chlamydiazyme test (Abbott Laboratories, USA.) RESULTS: Forty-one (16.6%) out of 247 prostitutes were positive to C. trachomatis. Thirty-seven out of the 41 positive women had had sexual activity on several States of Mexico (95.1%), as compared to only 109 out of 206 negative women (53.0%) (p < .0001). Prostitutes positive to C. trachomatis (39/41, 95.1%) were more likely to belong to low socioeconomic level than negatives (171/206, 83%) (p = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of C. trachomatis infection was 16.6%. C. trachomatis infection was associated with sexual activity in multiple States of Mexico, and had a tendency to be associated with low socioeconomic level.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among registered prostitutes of Durango City and to establish whether there is a correlation between epidemiological factors and infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two-hundred-and-forty-seven registered prostitutes of Durango city were studied. Endocervical samples and epidemiological data were obtained. C.trachomatis antigen was detected with the Chlamydiazyme test (Abbott Laboratories, USA.) RESULTS: Forty-one (16.6%) out of 247 prostitutes were positive to C. trachomatis. Thirty-seven out of the 41 positive women had had sexual activity on several States of Mexico (95.1%), as compared to only 109 out of 206 negative women (53.0%) (p < .0001). Prostitutes positive to C. trachomatis (39/41, 95.1%) were more likely to belong to low socioeconomic level than negatives (171/206, 83%) (p = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of C. trachomatis infection was 16.6%. C. trachomatis infection was associated with sexual activity in multiple States of Mexico, and had a tendency to be associated with low socioeconomic level.
Authors: Karim Mohamed-Noriega; Jibran Mohamed-Noriega; Manuel A Valdés-Navarro; Edgar Eliezar Cuervo-Lozano; Martín Cesar Fernández-Espinosa; Jesús Mohamed-Hamsho Journal: Int Ophthalmol Date: 2014-03-19 Impact factor: 2.031
Authors: Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano; Nadia Velázquez-Hernández; Fernando Martín Guerra-Infante; Marisela Aguilar-Durán; Alma Rosa Pérez-Álamos; Sergio Estrada-Martínez; José Antonio Navarrete-Flores; Ada Agustina Sandoval-Carrillo; Elizabeth Irasema Antuna-Salcido; Jesús Hernández-Tinoco; Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel Journal: Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp) Date: 2019-02-02