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- Title
Percentage of Niesseria Gonorrhea among Symptomatic Women Attending Infertilty Clinic of Baghdad Teaching Hospital.
- Authors
Abdulqaderkareem, Rehab; Al-Shamma’a, Hayder B.
- Abstract
Background: Niesseria Gonorrhea is a major cause of morbidity among sexually- active individual worldwide. The precise global burden of N. Gonorrhea is difficult to establish because of the lack of diagnostic capability and/or reporting system in many parts of the world. Aim of the Study: To assess the percentage of Neisseria Gonorrhea in infertile women detected by conventional agar and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Study design: A cross sectional study Setting: carried out in infertility clinic/Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Baghdad Teaching Hospital/Medical city for Ten months duration from the 1st of Feb 2017 to the 1ST of Dec 2017. Patients and method: one hundred infertile women were included in the study. From each patient two endocervical sterile swabs were obtained. Results: The mean age of the studied group was (27.8±4.2) years, more than one fourth (27%) of infertile women had previous history of sexually transmitted infection. Only 3 (3%) infertile women had positive culture test for Niesseria Gonorrhea while 17 (17%) infertile women had positive PCR test for Niesseria Gonorrhea. The validity results of PCR regarding diagnosis of Niesseria Gonorrhea in comparison to culture were sensitivity (100%), specificity (85.5%), +ve predictive value (82.4%), -ve predictive value (100%) and accuracy (86%) Conclusion: The PCR is more accurate than culture for diagnoses of Niesseria Gonorrhea infection.
- Publication
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 9, p226
- ISSN
0976-0245
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.37506/ijphrd.v11i9.11013