O'Sullivan MJ, Yasin S, Helfgott A, Lai S; HIV Infection in Women Conference.
Program Abstr HIV Infect Women Conf HIV Infect Women Conf 1995 Wash DC. 1995 Feb 22-24; P79.
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Objective: To determine whether genital tract infections (B- Strept, Chlamydia, Listeria) are more common in HIV(+) as compared to HIV(-) women. Methods: As part of a Natural History Study (R01-HD 23698-05), 273 women followed longitudinally over 3 years were cultured at entry and at 6- month intervals for B-Strept, Chlamydia and Listeria. They were divided into 4 groups by status at entry: OBP (pregnant HIV(+), 69); OBN (pregnant HIV(-), 74) GYP (non-pregnant HIV(+), 50); GYN (non-pregnant HIV(-), 74). All p values are based on the log rank test. Results: B-Strept was detected at entry in 6.8% of both GYN and GYP, 4.4% of OBP and 0 in OBN. The incidence thereafter was non significant nor was there a difference among groups (p less than .7). Chlamydia at entry occurred in 2.7% GYN; 8.3% GYP; 1.3% OBN; and 2.9% OBP. Again, no difference was noted among the groups overtime while in study (p less than .65). There were no positive cultures for Listeria. Conclusion: No significant differences were noted between HIV(+) and HIV(-) women regardless of pregnancy status in the incidence of either B- Strept, Chlamydia or Listeria in the genital tract.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Bacterial Infections
- Chlamydia Infections
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Incidence
- Pregnancy
- Syphilis
- Vaginosis, Bacterial
Other ID:
UI: 102214958
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