Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young pregnant women in Southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study.

This study estimated the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection during pregnancy in a sample of women up to 29 years of age in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and investigated socio-demographic risk factors such as maternal age, marital status, maternal schooling, and family income. C. trachomatis infection was diagnosed with PCR using BD ProbeTecTM CT/GC Amplified DNA Assay.

Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi/HIV coinfection in southern Brazil.

Chagas disease reactivation has been a defining condition for acquired immune deficiency syndrome in Brazil for individuals coinfected with Trypanosoma cruzi and HIV since 2004. Although the first coinfection case was reported in the 1980s, its prevalence has not been firmly established. In order to know coinfection prevalence, a cross-sectional study of 200 HIV patients was performed between January and July 2013 in the city of Pelotas, in southern Rio Grande do Sul, an endemic area for Chagas disease.

Serological diagnosis of Chagas disease in HIV-infected patients.

Introduction: This study assessed the rate of request for the serological diagnosis of Chagas disease among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients treated at the Specialized Care Service of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used secondary data obtained from the medical records of 252 patients aged between 18 and 75 years.

Results: The serological diagnosis of Chagas disease was requested only in 3.