Dorado Criado M, Fabra Garrido C, Merino San Martín E, González Arboleya C, Gómez-Arroyo B, González-Donapetry P, Baquero-Artigao F, de la Calle M, Quiles-Melero I, Calvo C. Is an Antenatal Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis Necessary in the Current Society?
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2021;
40:1034-1036. [PMID:
34321448 DOI:
10.1097/inf.0000000000003229]
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Abstract
A screening of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young pregnant women (≤25 years old) and their newborns was conducted. A total of 136 women were tested with urine samples in the immediate postpartum period. The prevalence was 18.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 11.9-24.9%) (25/136) and the rate of perinatal transmission was 35% (7/20). These results support the need for antenatal screening programs in high-risk women in Madrid (Spain).
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