Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Barbora Cabanova
Slovakia
Research Article
Early Fetal Loss and Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection
Author(s): Jozef Visnovsky, Kristina Biskupska-Bodova, Barbora Cabanova, Erik Kudela and Karol DokusJozef Visnovsky, Kristina Biskupska-Bodova, Barbora Cabanova, Erik Kudela and Karol Dokus
Objectives: Chlamydia trachomatis infection is generally considered to be a risk factor to pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine the role of Chlamydia trachomatis in miscarriage, as well as consider different diagnostic approaches.
Materials and methods: We collected serum, cervicovaginal swab specimens, and placental samples women with vaginal bleeding and/or abdominal pain in their first trimester of pregnancy. The presence of chlamydial infection was detected by conventional cultivation, by detection of chlamydial antigen using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and detection of IgG level using Immune-Enzymatic Assay (ELISA).
Results: Prevalence of miscarriage was significantly higher in group with positive cultivation of C. trachomatis infection (67.3% vs. 36.0%). We did not find a significant difference b.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0932.1000181