[Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence in women from the Hospital General de Zona No. 29].

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is the main cause of sexually transmitted bacterial infections worldwide. An estimated of 131 million cases occur each year. It is asymptomatic, but ascending infection in women can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility.

Prevalence, concordance and reproductive sequelae after Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Mexican infertile couples.

There are few concordance studies on the Chlamydia trachomatis (infection among infertile couples. The objective of this research was to know the prevalence, concordance and reproductive sequelae that couples may develop when both partners show a C. trachomatis infection.

Use of the mtrR Gene for Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Identification of the Reduction of Susceptibility to Antibiotics in Endocervical Swabs.

Background: Neisseria gonorrhoeae is one of the main etiological agents of sexually transmitted diseases. The asymptomatic course of the infection and its resistance to antibiotics can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.

Objectives: We developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test using the methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase reductase (mtrR) gene to identify N.