Open AccessDetection of Chlamydia trachomatis infections by polymerase chain reaction in asymptomatic pregnant women with special reference to the utility of the pooling of urine specimens
Author(s) -
Sunil Sethi,
Amit Roy,
Shubha Garg,
Lakshmi Sree Venkatesan,
Rashmi Bagga
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_981_15
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , chlamydia trachomatis , chlamydia , urine , polymerase chain reaction , medicine , obstetrics , pooling , chlamydiaceae , pregnancy , gynecology , biology , immunology , genetics , artificial intelligence , computer science , gene
Genital Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections are one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections across the world. In pregnant women, if not detected and treated early, these may result in poor pregnancy outcomes and complications. The present study was aimed to screen CT infections from first void urine (FVU) samples of asymptomatic pregnant women using molecular methods. The secondary objective was to evaluate cost-effectiveness in pooling FVU samples for their diagnostic application.