Chlamydia trachomatis infections in Greece: first prevalence study using nucleic acid amplification tests

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dc.contributor.authorLevidiotou, S.en
dc.contributor.authorVrioni, G.en
dc.contributor.authorPapadogeorgaki, H.en
dc.contributor.authorAvdeliodi, K.en
dc.contributor.authorKada, H.en
dc.contributor.authorKaparos, G.en
dc.contributor.authorKouskouni, E.en
dc.contributor.authorFragouli, E.en
dc.contributor.authorLegakis, N. J.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T19:30:41Z
dc.date.available2015-11-24T19:30:41Z
dc.identifier.issn0934-9723-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/23149
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dc.subjectAdolescenten
dc.subjectAdulten
dc.subjectChlamydia Infections/*epidemiologyen
dc.subjectChlamydia trachomatis/*isolation & purificationen
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectGenitalia/microbiologyen
dc.subjectGreece/epidemiologyen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectLigase Chain Reaction/methodsen
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectPolymerase Chain Reaction/methodsen
dc.subjectPrevalenceen
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen
dc.subjectSexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial/epidemiologyen
dc.titleChlamydia trachomatis infections in Greece: first prevalence study using nucleic acid amplification testsen
heal.abstractThe present retrospective study was initiated to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and to assess the risk factors for infection in adult women and men presenting to general practitioners, gynecologists, dermatologists, and family-planning centers in Greece. The study was carried out in four different Greek hospital centers using highly sensitive nucleic acid amplification techniques. Altogether, 16,834 women and 1,035 men were enrolled from October 1998 to April 2004. Two types of specimens were collected from each patient: cervical swabs from women, urethral swabs from men, and first-catch urine from women and men. All specimens were examined with the Cobas Amplicor C. trachomatis polymerase chain reaction assay (Roche Molecular Systems, Branchburg, NJ, USA) or the LC x C. trachomatis ligase chain reaction assay (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA). Demographic and behavioral data were collected by clinicians using a standardized questionnaire. A total of 704 (3.9%) patients were infected with C. trachomatis. The prevalence among female patients was 3.5% and that among male patients 11.2%. Among infected patients, 88% were under 30 years of age, 71% reported more than one sexual partner, and 91% reported a new sexual partner within the last year. In conclusion, the prevalence of C. trachomatis infection in Greece is low. Young age and new and multiple sexual partners within the last year were factors consistently associated with an increased risk of chlamydial infection.en
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heal.identifier.primary10.1007/s10096-005-1296-8-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15776253-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.springerlink.com/content/p1l826hg1k4878rv/fulltext.pdf-
heal.journalNameEur J Clin Microbiol Infect Disen
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
heal.languageen-
heal.publicationDate2005-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.type.enJournal articleen

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