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Paper Title

Postpartum Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections

Keywords

  • postpartum
  • sexually transmitted infection
  • chlamydia
  • gonorrhea
  • postpartum infections
  • chlamydia trachomatis (ct)
  • neisseria gonorrhoeae (ng)
  • postpartum sti screening
  • maternal health
  • sti testing after delivery
  • prenatal sti testing
  • postnatal chlamydia
  • postnatal gonorrhea
  • sexual health in postpartum women
  • perinatal infections
  • sti recurrence
  • urban hospital births
  • obstetric infections
  • public health
  • women's health
  • sti epidemiology
  • reproductive health
  • postpartum disease surveillance
  • maternal sti management
  • sti risk factors in pregnancy
  • perinatal disease prevention
  • sti prevalence in mothers
  • postpartum care
  • maternal-fetal medicine
  • sti prevention
  • postpartum sexual health

Article Type

Research Article

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Issue

Volume : 186 | Issue : 6 | Page No : 1320–1325

Published On

June, 2002

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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections that are diagnosed during the postpartum period (defined as the 3 months after delivery). Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of women delivered of infants at ≥28 weeks of gestation at an urban hospital from 1992 through 1998, including each woman's first delivery during this period. Postpartum C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae testing were routine. Data were extracted from an electronic medical record system. Results: Of 13,086 women with eligible deliveries, 7258 women (55.5%) underwent postpartum C trachomatis tests; 191 of those women (2.6%) had positive test results. Similarly, 7148 women (54.6%) underwent postpartum N gonorrhoeae tests; 95 of those women (1.3%) had positive test results. Most women with positive postpartum tests had prenatal testing (182/191 with C trachomatis ; 94/95 with N gonorrhoeae ), and the last prenatal test results were usually negative (153/182 women with negative prenatal C trachomatis testing; 91/94 women with negative prenatal N gonorrhoeae testing). Conclusion: Substantial rates of C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae were found in postpartum women, most of whom had negative results on the last prenatal test. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;186:1320-5.)

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