| Occurrence of pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis is uncommon in patients with a suspected or confirmed genital infection. | |
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PMID: 19916883 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how common pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is among mainly heterosexual women and men with a confirmed or a highly suspicious genital infection having had recent unprotected active oral sex. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Out-patient clinics for sexually transmitted infections in Stockholm. POPULATION: A total of 143 women and 138 men with a confirmed or suspected genital CT infection and a history of active oral sex. METHODS: Pharyngeal samples from men and women in the study population were analyzed for the presence of CT. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Number of positive CT in pharyngeal samples in relation to positive CT in genital samples. RESULTS: Of the women, 9/128 (7.0%) were positive in the pharyngeal samples. None were exclusively positive in the pharynx. Three of 110 men (2.7%) had pharyngeal involvement. One man was positive in the pharynx as well as in the urine sample, and two men were exclusively pharyngeal CT positive. CONCLUSIONS: The finding of CT in the pharynx is not common in spite of the presence of a genital infection and a history of active oral sex. |
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Arne Wikström; Maria Rotzén-Ostlund; Lena Marions |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica Volume: 89 ISSN: 1600-0412 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2009-12-21 Completed Date: 2010-01-15 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370343 Medline TA: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 78-81 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Division of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. arne.vikstrom@karolinska.se |
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Adult Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology Chlamydia trachomatis* Female Genital Diseases, Female / microbiology* Genital Diseases, Male / microbiology* Humans Incidence Male Pharynx / microbiology* Prospective Studies Sexual Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology Young Adult |
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