Microbiological Characteristics of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in South African Women

Jan Henk Dubbink; Dewi J de Waaij; Myrte Bos; Lisette van der Eem; Cécile Bébéar; Nontembeko Mbambazela; Sander Ouburg; Remco P H Peters; Servaas A Morré

doi:10.1128/JCM.02848-15

Microbiological Characteristics of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in South African Women

J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Jan;54(1):200-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02848-15. Epub 2015 Oct 28.

Authors

Jan Henk Dubbink¹, Dewi J de Waaij², Myrte Bos³, Lisette van der Eem³, Cécile Bébéar⁴, Nontembeko Mbambazela⁵, Sander Ouburg³, Remco P H Peters⁶, Servaas A Morré⁷

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Public Health Genomics (IPHG), Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Research School GROW (School for Oncology & Developmental Biology), Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands Department of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Anova Health Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa.
² Institute for Public Health Genomics (IPHG), Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Research School GROW (School for Oncology & Developmental Biology), Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands Department of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁴ Univ. de Bordeaux, USC EA 3671 Mycoplasmal and Chlamydial Infections in Humans, Bordeaux, France INRA, USC EA 3671 Mycoplasmal and Chlamydial Infections in Humans, Bordeaux, France CHU de Bordeaux, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Bordeaux, France.
⁵ Anova Health Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁶ Anova Health Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
⁷ Institute for Public Health Genomics (IPHG), Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Research School GROW (School for Oncology & Developmental Biology), Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands Department of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands samorretravel@yahoo.co.uk.

Abstract

We analyzed data of 263 women with at least one genital or anorectal sexually transmitted infection from a cross-sectional study conducted in rural South Africa. We provide new insights concerning the concurrence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Trichomonas vaginalis infections as well as the characteristics of bacterial loads.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
Coinfection / epidemiology
Coinfection / microbiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gonorrhea / epidemiology*
Gonorrhea / microbiology*
Humans
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / epidemiology*
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / microbiology*
Middle Aged
Mycoplasma Infections / epidemiology
Mycoplasma Infections / microbiology
Mycoplasma genitalium / isolation & purification
Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification*
South Africa
Trichomonas Infections / epidemiology
Trichomonas Infections / microbiology
Trichomonas vaginalis / isolation & purification
Young Adult