title: Chlamydia trachomatis: is it possible to reduce the number of infections after abortions?
abstract: In a study at the University Hospital in Trondheim during 1983, the frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis among women terminating their pregnancies was 8.2%. Younger women were infected by C. trachomatis at a more frequent rate than older women (p less than 0.001). Treatment of chlamydia-positive women was initiated within the first two weeks after the abortion. However, among women readmitted to the hospital, chlamydia-positive women showed a higher frequency of salpingitis than chlamydia-negative women (p less than 0.08). Preabortion examination for C. trachomatis and treatment of chlamydia-positive women by practitioners before the abortion is carried out, may reduce the postabortal frequency of salpingitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Skjeldestad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalen
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008194:Lymecycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009664:Norway; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole; D008194:Lymecycline