caa a22 4500 445306912 CHVBK 20180317142616.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00404-010-1694-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00404-010-1694-8 The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the endocervical swab specimens of symptomatic, asymptomatic and infertile women in Turkey [Elektronische Daten] [Fahriye Eksi, Ebru Dikensoy, Efgan Gayyurhan, Iclal Balci, Ozcan Balat, Tekin Karsligil, Aysen Bayram, Ozge Komurcu] Purpose: To investigate C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae prevalence in three different female populations in Turkey. Methods: A total of 370 women, 170 symptomatic, 100 asymptomatic, and 100 infertile, were included. Of the endocervical specimens collected from all women using a Dacron swab, the first one was taken to Stuart's transport medium to culture, while the second one was transferred onto slides to perform direct fluorescent antibody test (DFA) and Gram staining, and the third specimen was used for Becton Dickinson BDProbeTec ET system (BDPT). Results: C. trachomatis was detected in 5.16% of symptomatic, 1.11% of asymptomatic, and 2.15% of infertile women with BDPT. Sensitivity and specificity of the DFA test were 72.73 and 97.85%, respectively. N. gonorrhoeae was detected in 2.42% of symptomatic and in 1.02% of infertile women. N. gonorrhoeae was not detected in any asymptomatic women. In N. gonorrhoeae-positive patients, sensitivity and specificity of culture were 60 and 100%, respectively, while they were 80 and 100% for BDPT. Conclusions: Prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis was detected to be low in Turkish women, and the difference between the groups was not significant. Both agents were more prevalent in subjects over 25years of age. Springer-Verlag, 2010 C. trachomatis nationallicence N. gonorrhoeae nationallicence Symptomatic women nationallicence Asymptomatic women nationallicence Infertile women nationallicence Eksi Fahriye Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Bulvari, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey aut Dikensoy Ebru Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey aut Gayyurhan Efgan Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Bulvari, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey aut Balci Iclal Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Bulvari, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey aut Balat Ozcan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey aut Karsligil Tekin Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Bulvari, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey aut Bayram Aysen Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Bulvari, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey aut Komurcu Ozge Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey aut Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 283/6(2011-06-01), 1349-1355 0932-0067 283:6<1349 2011 283 404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1694-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1694-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Eksi Fahriye Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Bulvari, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dikensoy Ebru Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gayyurhan Efgan Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Bulvari, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Balci Iclal Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Bulvari, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Balat Ozcan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Karsligil Tekin Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Bulvari, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bayram Aysen Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Bulvari, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Komurcu Ozge Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 283/6(2011-06-01), 1349-1355 0932-0067 283:6<1349 2011 283 404 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer