Περίληψη:
The present retrospective study was initiated to determine the
prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and to assess the risk factors for
infection in adult women and men presenting to general practitioners,
gynecologists, dermatologists, and family-planning centers in Greece.
The study was carried out in four different Greek hospital centers using
highly sensitive nucleic acid amplification techniques. Altogether,
16,834 women and 1,035 men were enrolled from October 1998 to April
2004. Two types of specimens were collected from each patient: cervical
swabs from women, urethral swabs from men, and first-catch urine from
women and men. All specimens were examined with the Cobas Amplicor C.
trachomatis polymerase chain reaction assay (Roche Molecular Systems,
Branchburg, NJ, USA) or the LC x C. trachomatis ligase chain reaction
assay (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA). Demographic and
behavioral data were collected by clinicians using a standardized
questionnaire. A total of 704 (3.9%) patients were infected with C.
trachomatis. The prevalence among female patients was 3.5% and that
among male patients 11.2%. Among infected patients, 88% were under 30
years of age, 71% reported more than one sexual partner, and 91%
reported a new sexual partner within the last year. In conclusion, the
prevalence of C. trachomatis infection in Greece is low. Young age and
new and multiple sexual partners within the last year were factors
consistently associated with an increased risk of chlamydial infection.
Συγγραφείς:
Levidiotou, S
Vrioni, G
Papadogeorgaki, H
Avdeliodi, K and
Kada, H
Kaparos, G
Kouskouni, E
Fragouli, E
Legakis, NJ
