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http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/mbl.1801.01011

Epidemiological Trends of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Women in Cheonan, South Korea, 2011-2017  

Park, Ji On (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Dankook University College of Health Sciences)
Jeon, Jae-Sik (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Dankook University College of Health Sciences)
Kim, Jong Wan (Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University)
Kim, Jae Kyung (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Dankook University College of Health Sciences)
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Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters / v.46, no.1, 2018 , pp. 85-90 More about this Journal
Abstract
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a global health concern and can cause serious complications such as miscarriage, premature birth, and pelvic infection in pregnant women. Therefore, accurate diagnosis and information on the epidemiologic trends are critical. However, studies of STI trends in Cheonan, South Korea, have not been conducted since 2012. We examined the STI trends in the Cheonan area after 2012. From January 2011 to September 2017, 3,362 cervical swab specimens from female patients were sampled at the Dankook University Hospital and analyzed by multiplex PCR. Of the 3,362 specimens, 1,281 were positive for pathogens (38.92%). A total of 1,893 pathogens were detected. Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, and Chlamydia trachomatis were the most frequent pathogens, accounting for 36.29% (687/1,893), 30.16% (571/1,893), and 19.97% (378/1,893) of the pathogen-positive samples, respectively. In the 2009-2012 analysis, M. hominis was identified as the predominant pathogen in STI samples, whereas U. urealyticum was identified as the major pathogen in this study. In many countries, including South Korea and the United States, the rate of STIs is increasing, while a decreasing trend was observed in Cheonan.
Keywords
Sexually transmitted infection; Ureaplasma urealyticum; Mycoplasma hominis; STI incidence; Cheonan; Korea;
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