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ArticleThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases

Chlamydia trachomatis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected men treated at a referral hospital for sexually transmitted diseases in the Amazonas, Brazil.

Alex Panizza Jalkh, Angelica Espinosa Miranda, Jose Camilo Hurtado-Guerreiro, Lorena Angelica Castano Ramos, Guiseppe Figliuolo, Jussimara Maia, Cintia Mara Costa, Rajendranath Ramasawmy, Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alex Panizza JalkhFundação Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil. Electronic address: ajalkh@gmail.com.
Angelica Espinosa MirandaFundação Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil; Infectious Diseases Unit, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Jose Camilo Hurtado-GuerreiroFundação Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Lorena Angelica Castano RamosFundação Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Guiseppe FigliuoloFundação Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Jussimara MaiaFundação Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Cintia Mara CostaFundação Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Rajendranath RamasawmyFundação Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil; Universidade Nilton Lins, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Luiz Carlos de Lima FerreiraFundação Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Fundação de Medicina Tropical · BRUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of the present study was to determine the Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence and to identify the demographic, behavioural and clinical factors associated with C. trachomatis in human immunodeficiency virus infected men. STUDY: This was a cross-sectional study of C. trachomatis prevalence among human immunodeficiency virus-infected men enrolled at the Outpatient clinic of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome of the Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. C. trachomatis deoxyribonucleic acid from urethral samples was purified and submitted to real time polymerase chain reaction to identify the presence of C. trachomatis.

resultsA total of 276 human immunodeficiency virus-infected men were included in the study. The prevalence of C. trachomatis infection was 12% (95% confidence interval 8.1%-15.7%). The mean age of the participants was 34.63 (standard deviation 10.80) years. Of the 276 human immunodeficiency virus-infected men, 93 (56.2%) had more than one sexual partner in the past year and 105 (38.0%) reported having their first sexual intercourse under the age of 15 years. Men having sex with men and bisexuals amounted to 61.2% of the studied population. A total of 71.7% had received human immunodeficiency virus diagnosis in the last three years and 55.1% were using antiretroviral therapy. Factors associated with C. trachomatis infection in the logistic model were being single (p<0.034), men having sex with men (p<0.021), and having previous sexually transmitted diseases (p<0.001).

conclusionThe high prevalence of C. trachomatis infection among human immunodeficiency virus-infected men highlights that screening human immunodeficiency virus-infected men for C. trachomatis, especially among men having sex with men, is paramount to control the spread of C. trachomatis infection.

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AdolescentAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsBrazilChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisCross-Sectional StudiesHospitals, SpecialHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsYoung AdultAmazonasChlamydia trachomatisHIV-infected menReal-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

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PMID24216156
PMCPMC9427454
OpenAlexW2007972225

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