Epidemiology of chlamydial infection of the human genital tract: Evidence for the existence of latent infections
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 1 (2) , 69-75
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02014194
Abstract
A group of 536 women attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases was investigated for cervical infection byNeisseria gonorrhoeae andChlamydia trachomatis. Conclusions have been reached concerning the existence and significance of latent and subclinical chlamydial infection of the female genital tract, and on the sexual infectivity ofChlamydia trachomatis to women. The results of the study indicate (1) demonstrable chlamydial infection in 25 % of all women attending the clinic for the first time, and in 11 % of those with unknown contact history; (2) sexual transmission ofChlamydia trachomatis; 45 % of women exposed to chlamydiae contract the infection compared with 75 % of those exposed toNeisseria gonorrhoeae; (3) the possibility of reactivation of latent chlamydial infection byNeisseria gonorrhoeae in some women.Keywords
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