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The Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Pregnant Thai Women
Chotnopparatpattara P 
,
Limpongsanurak S ,
S MW
,
Limpongsanurak S ,
S MW Chlamydia trachomatis
infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection. It can
cause pelvic inflammatory disease and subsequently result in tubal infertility.
Chlamydia trachomatis
infection in pregnancy can also cause neonatal conjunctivitis and pneumonia. This descriptive study
showed that
Chlamydia trachomatis
infection of the cervix among pregnant women, more than 37
weeks of gestation, attending the prenatal clinic at King Chulalongkorn Memorial hospital was found in
10 per cent by means of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique and 2 per cent by using
culture method. The present study demonstrated that all the 182 newborn infants had no neonatal
Chlamydia trachomatis
infection by using multiplex PCR and culture method. All the babies had
Apgar's score of more than 7. At 2 months follow-up, 155 infants were evaluated and had no evidence
of
Chlamydia trachomatis
infection.
Key word
:
Chlamydia trachomatis,
Pregnancy
infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection. It can
cause pelvic inflammatory disease and subsequently result in tubal infertility.
Chlamydia trachomatis
infection in pregnancy can also cause neonatal conjunctivitis and pneumonia. This descriptive study
showed that
Chlamydia trachomatis
infection of the cervix among pregnant women, more than 37
weeks of gestation, attending the prenatal clinic at King Chulalongkorn Memorial hospital was found in
10 per cent by means of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique and 2 per cent by using
culture method. The present study demonstrated that all the 182 newborn infants had no neonatal
Chlamydia trachomatis
infection by using multiplex PCR and culture method. All the babies had
Apgar's score of more than 7. At 2 months follow-up, 155 infants were evaluated and had no evidence
of
Chlamydia trachomatis
infection.
Key word
:
Chlamydia trachomatis,
Pregnancy
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