Chlamydia trachomatis infection in infertile and pregnant women in southern Brazil

Introduction: Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial infection, affecting mainly young, sexually active women. Untreated infection may lead to reproductive complications due to tubal damage. Infections during pregnancy may cause preterm labor, low birth weigh...

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Main Authors: Deborah Beltrami Gomez, Ivan Sereno Montenegro, Guilherme Rezende Baade, Paula Barros Terraciano, Raquel de Almeida Schneider, Débora Helena Zanini Gotardi, Victória Furquim dos Santos Cardoso, Eduardo Pandolfi Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2016-10-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/65188