Seropidemiological study of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in blood donors from the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Zendy

José Dos Santos Lessa Filho | Zendy

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Seropidemiological study of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in blood donors from the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Author(s) -

José Dos Santos Lessa Filho

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

revista de ciências médicas e biológicas

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2236-5222

pISSN - 1677-5090

DOI - 10.9771/cmbio.v9i2.4945

Subject(s) - physics

Normal 021false false falsePT-BR X-NONE X-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4The prevalence of antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis and epidemiological factors associate with the chlamydial infection were studied in donors of a blood bank located in Porto Alegre – RS/Brazil. In a total number of 494 blood samples, 149 (30.2%) were positive for C. trachomatis , 105 (28.2%) from males and 44 (36.4%) from females. The higher risk to acquire chlamydial infections was observed in 28-32-year old females with past clinical history of amniotic sac rupture and premature newborn as well as 23-27-year old males with past clinical history of gonorrhea and/or other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

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