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ArticlePloS one2014

Hospitalisations for pelvic inflammatory disease temporally related to a diagnosis of Chlamydia or gonorrhoea: a retrospective cohort study.

Joanne Reekie, Basil Donovan, Rebecca Guy, Jane S Hocking, Louisa Jorm, John M Kaldor, Donna B Mak, David Preen, Sallie Pearson, Christine L Roberts and 4 more

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14 authors.

Joanne ReekieThe Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Basil DonovanThe Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia; Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Rebecca GuyThe Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Jane S HockingMelbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Louisa JormCentre for Health Research, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
John M KaldorThe Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Donna B MakSchool of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia.
David PreenCentre for Health Services and Research, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.
Sallie PearsonFaculty of Pharmacy and School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Christine L RobertsKolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Louise StewartCentre for Population Health Research, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Handan WandThe Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia.
James WardThe Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia; Baker IDI, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
Bette LiuSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia; The Sax Institute, Sydney, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe presence and severity of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) symptoms are thought to vary by microbiological etiology but there is limited empirical evidence. We sought to estimate and compare the rates of hospitalisation for PID temporally related to diagnoses of gonorrhoea and chlamydia.

methodsAll women, aged 15-45 years in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), with a diagnosis of chlamydia or gonorrhoea between 01/07/2000 and 31/12/2008 were followed by record linkage for up to one year after their chlamydia or gonorrhoea diagnosis for hospitalisations for PID. Standardised incidence ratios compared the incidence of PID hospitalisations to the age-equivalent NSW population.

resultsA total of 38,193 women had a chlamydia diagnosis, of which 483 were hospitalised for PID; incidence rate (IR) 13.9 per 1000 person-years of follow-up (PYFU) (95%CI 12.6-15.1). In contrast, 1015 had a gonorrhoea diagnosis, of which 45 were hospitalised for PID (IR 50.8 per 1000 PYFU, 95%CI 36.0-65.6). The annual incidence of PID hospitalisation temporally related to a chlamydia or gonorrhoea diagnosis was 27.0 (95%CI 24.4-29.8) and 96.6 (95%CI 64.7-138.8) times greater, respectively, than the age-equivalent NSW female population. Younger age, socio-economic disadvantage, having a diagnosis prior to 2005 and having a prior birth were also associated with being hospitalised for PID.

conclusionsChlamydia and gonorrhoea are both associated with large increases in the risk of PID hospitalisation. Our data suggest the risk of PID hospitalisation is much higher for gonorrhoea than chlamydia; however, further research is needed to confirm this finding.

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AdultChlamydia InfectionsCohort StudiesFemaleGonorrheaHospitalizationHumansMiddle AgedPelvic Inflammatory DiseaseRetrospective StudiesYoung Adult

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