Prevalencia de Chlamydia Trachomatis detectada por reacción en cadena de la polimerasa en un grupo de mujeres jóvenes sintomáticas y asintomáticas en Bogotá, Colombia

摘要: Introduction: Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is the most frequent cause of sexually transmitted infection and pelvic inflammatory disease. Almost half chlamydial infections are asymptomatic, making early clinical detection difficult increasing probability long-term sequelae.Objective: deter mining t he prevalence Chlamydia trachomatis in a group young women Bogota, Colombia, having symptoms vaginal discharge or lacking them.Methods: this was cross-sectional study carried out during June July 2004. Polymerase chain reaction used to analyse 355 urine samples from symptomatic asymptomatic for presence ofChlamydia trachomatis. The were collected two primary health-centres public universities Colombia. Socio-demographic variables contraceptive practices investigated.Results: nineteen positive for C. trachomatis; fourteen came patients five it. Overall Chlamydia infection 5.35% (95% CI 3.25-8.23). Prevalence 2.86% 0.93-6.54) 7.78% 4.31-12.70) discharge.Conclusion: these results indicate that Chlamydia infection an important health problem. Even though can be marker infection, thereby justifying developing policy screening this population.