[Rates of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Chilean adolescents].
BACKGROUND
Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are common sexually transmitted diseases among young women and little has been doing to study them in Chilean adolescents.


OBJECTIVE
Determine the rates of C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae in Chilean young women.


METHODS
Urine samples were obtained from 203 sexually active females under 25 year-old, who attended hospitals from either high or low-income areas in Chile's capital, Santiago. C trachomatis and Ngonorrhoeae were detected by nucleic acid amplification testing.


RESULTS
Seven percent of samples were positive for C trachomatis. AU samples were negative for N gonorrhoeae. Among pregnant women, 19% of samples were positive for C trachomatis, while non-pregnant women were positive on 5.5% (p =0.04). Systematic use of barrier contraception was referring by 12% of women. AU of the latter was free of C trachomatis. No association was observing between age, number of sexual partners, age of first sexual intercourse, and presence of uro-gynecological symptoms, socioeconomic status and the rate of C trachomatis.


CONCLUSIONS
Seven percent of this group of Chilean young women was infected with C trachomatis. The figure rises to 19% if pregnant. Surveillance and screening programs should been implemented to prevent sequels on this vulnerable population.
Huneeus
Andrea
A
Unidad de Atención Integral del Adolescente, Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Clínica Alemana, Santiago, Chile. ahuneeus@alemana.cl
Pumarino
María Gabriela
MG
Schilling
Andrea
A
Robledo
Paz
P
Bofil
Magdalen
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult