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ID Design 2012/DOOEL Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences.

http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2016.077
eISSN: 1857-9655

Clinical Science

 

 

Role and Importance of Chlamydia Trachomatis in Pregnant Patients


 

Mariya Angelova1*, Emil Kovachev2, Veselina Tsankova1, Iliana Koleva1, Silvia Mangarova1


1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trakia University, Faculty of Medicine, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paraskev Stoyanov Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria

 

Abstract

 

 

AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of chlamydial infection among pregnant women and to determine the role of this infection in the fetus.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: In the first phase of this study were reported 58 pregnant women with a positive test for active chlamydial infection by applying immunofluorescence. In the second phase of the study were reported pregnant with premature burst membranes (PBM), postnatal complications associated with chlamydial infection as puerperal endometritis, and newborns are monitored for low birth weight and growth retardation at birth.

RESULTS: With a positive test are 58 patients in the first trimester or pregnancy registration in our consultation. After regimen with Sumamed (2 x 500 mg for three days and after 10 days again same scheme for them and their partner) at the beginning of the third trimester, the PCR test was made again. Of these, 5 were positive again, participants are between 20 and 30 years old. With premature rupture of OM are 20 patients. There was no increased incidence of premature births. Infants born to infected mothers have a higher risk of developing respiratory symptoms in the first 60 days of life. 3 of them have low for his age bodyweight.

CONCLUSIONS: The scarcity of data on manifestations of chlamydial infection during pregnancy and neonatal outcomes justifies this study. Early diagnosis for registration of pregnancy and timely treatment of chlamydial infection as well as scrutinising the infection during the third trimester of pregnancy can prevent infection of the newborn. Therefore, preventive examinations should be considered as a priority for early detection of asymptomatic chlamydial infection in the conduct of antenatal care.
 

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Citation: Angelova M, Kovachev E, Tsankova V, Koleva I, Mangarova S. Role and Importance of Chlamydia Trachomatis in Pregnant Patients. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2016.077
Keywords: Chlamydia trachomatis; pregnancy; neonatal infections; respiratory symptoms; polymerase chain reaction.
*Correspondence: Mariya Angelova. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trakia University, Faculty of Medicine, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. E-mail: angelova70@abv.bg
Received: 27-Apr-2016; Revised: 25-May-2016; Accepted: 05-Jul-2016; Online first: 05-Aug-2016
Copyright: © 2016 Mariya Angelova, Emil Kovachev, Veselina Tsankova, Iliana Koleva, Silvia Mangarova This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

 

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