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Passos LG, Terraciano P, Wolf N, Oliveira FDSD, Almeida ID, Passos EP. The Correlation between Chlamydia Trachomatis and Female Infertility: A Systematic Review. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETRICIA : REVISTA DA FEDERACAO BRASILEIRA DAS SOCIEDADES DE GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETRICIA 2022; 44:614-620. [PMID: 35576969 PMCID: PMC9948125 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
The impact of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection on female's fertility is not completely established yet, since the level of evidence associating these factors is still weak. Hence, the goal of the present review is to contribute to a better elucidation of this matter. The electronic database chosen was the Medline/PubMed, with the last survey on May 11, 2021. Publication date was used as a filter, with the previous 5 years having been selected. The following describers were used: chlamydia trachomatis AND infertility; chlamydia trachomatis AND tubal alteration AND infertility; chlamydia AND low pregnancy rates. From the 322 studies screened, 293 that failed to meet our eligibility criteria were excluded. Subsequently, we removed seven studies for not having the possible correlation between CT infections and female infertility as its main focus, and three for being about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in general. Moreover, two studies designed as reviews were also excluded. Ergo, we included 17 studies in our qualitative analysis. The authors conducted research individually and analyzed carefully the studies selected. As we retrieved the information needed for our study through reading the texts, no contact was made with the authors of the studies selected. This systematic review corroborates the hypothesis that CT infection potentiates female infertility, as 76.47% of the included studies found a positive correlation between them. We conclude that there is an important association between CT infection and female infertility. Ergo, making CT screening part of the infertility investigation routine is relevant and has a reasonable justification.
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura Gazal Passos
- Medicine school of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.,Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Medicine school of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Medicine school of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Medicine school of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Fertility Center, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Medicine school of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.,Fertility Center, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Maraki S, Mavromanolaki VE, Nioti E, Stafylaki D, Minadakis G. Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Ureaplasma species and Mycoplasma hominis in Greek female outpatients, 2012-2016. J Chemother 2017; 30:140-144. [PMID: 29182058 DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2017.1404287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma species are opportunistic pathogens associated with urogenital infections, complications during pregnancy and postpartum infections. Appropriate empirical antimicrobial treatment is necessary to achieve an optimal therapeutic outcome. This study evaluated the prevalence and the antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma spp. isolated from 1,008 endocervical samples of outpatients in Crete, Greece, during a five-year period (2012-2016), using the commercially available Mycoview kit (Zeakon diagnostics, France). Ureaplasma spp. was isolated from 116 patients (11.5%), M. hominis from 6 (0.6%), while coinfection with both mycoplasmas was demonstrated in 17 (1.7%). All Ureaplasma strains were susceptible to josamycin and doxycycline. Doxycycline, minocycline and ofloxacin were the most potent antibiotics against M. hominis. Docycycline was proved the most active and is still the drug of choice for the treatment of genital mycoplasma infections. Local surveillance to monitor changes in antimicrobial susceptibilities is necessary to guide treatment strategies.
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- Sofia Maraki
- a Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis , University Hospital of Heraklion , Heraklion , Greece
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- a Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis , University Hospital of Heraklion , Heraklion , Greece
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- a Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis , University Hospital of Heraklion , Heraklion , Greece
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- a Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis , University Hospital of Heraklion , Heraklion , Greece
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