Is an Antenatal Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis Necessary in the Current Society?

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Nov 1;40(11):1034-1036. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003229.

Abstract

A screening of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young pregnant women (≤25 years old) and their newborns was conducted. A total of 136 women were tested with urine samples in the immediate postpartum period. The prevalence was 18.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 11.9-24.9%) (25/136) and the rate of perinatal transmission was 35% (7/20). These results support the need for antenatal screening programs in high-risk women in Madrid (Spain).

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology
  • Chlamydia Infections / transmission
  • Chlamydia Infections / urine
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / prevention & control*
  • Pregnant Women
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / standards*
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / statistics & numerical data
  • Prevalence
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Young Adult