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Signs And Symptoms Of Urethritis And Cervicitis Among Women With Or Without Mycoplasma Genitalium Or Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection, Rita Verhelst, Hans Verstraelen, Geert Claeys, Gerda Verschraegen, Joris Delanghe, Leen Van Simaey, Catharine De Ganck, Marleen Temmerman, Mario Vaneechoutte
Signs And Symptoms Of Urethritis And Cervicitis Among Women With Or Without Mycoplasma Genitalium Or Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection, Rita Verhelst, Hans Verstraelen, Geert Claeys, Gerda Verschraegen, Joris Delanghe, Leen Van Simaey, Catharine De Ganck, Marleen Temmerman, Mario Vaneechoutte
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa
Objectives: To study the prevalence, symptoms, and signs of Mycoplasma genitalium and Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women attending a Swedish STD clinic, accessible for both sexes, and in a group of young women called in the cervical cancer screening programme.
Methods: A cross sectional study among female STD clinic attendees in Örebro and a study among women called for Papanicolaou smear screening. Attendees were examined for urethritis and cervicitis. First void urine and endocervical samples were tested for M genitalium and C trachomatis.
Results: The prevalence of C trachomatis and M genitalium in the STD clinic population was 10% …