Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections among Portuguese Adolescents

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Autor(a) principal: Vaz Pereira, Francisco
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Borges da Costa, João
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.78.3.1226
Resumo: Adolescents (between 10 and 19 years old) are an age group with a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI), due to biological and socio-behavioural factors. In Portugal, adolescents show poor condom adherence, have multiple sexual partners, poor sex education and high reinfection rates. In this age group, genital infection by Chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent STI, whose asymptomatic course makes diagnosis and epidemiological control difficult. The aim of this study is to review the published data on prevalence of genital infection by Chlamydia trachomatis in Portuguese adolescents. In the Portuguese population studies, which are highly heterogeneous, a prevalence of between 2.23%-18.2% was found. Portuguese notification rates are lower than in other European countries. Moreover, national official data do not discriminate adolescents in their age ranges. Between 15-24 years old, 41 cases were identified in 2015 and 56 cases in 2016. According to the European Center for Disease Control, 116 and 167 cases from this age group were reported in Portugal in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Understanding the epidemiology of genital CT infection in Portuguese adolescents is almost impossible due to underdiagnosis, underreporting and non-isolation of adolescents in studied groups. A concerted effort at clinical and political level is therefore needed to devise an effective strategy to combat this infection in adolescents.
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spelling Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections among Portuguese AdolescentsInfeção Genital por Chlamydia Trachomatis nos Adolescentes PortuguesesChlamydia trachomatisAdolescentsPortugalChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisAdolescentesPortugalInfecções por ChlamydiaAdolescents (between 10 and 19 years old) are an age group with a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI), due to biological and socio-behavioural factors. In Portugal, adolescents show poor condom adherence, have multiple sexual partners, poor sex education and high reinfection rates. In this age group, genital infection by Chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent STI, whose asymptomatic course makes diagnosis and epidemiological control difficult. The aim of this study is to review the published data on prevalence of genital infection by Chlamydia trachomatis in Portuguese adolescents. In the Portuguese population studies, which are highly heterogeneous, a prevalence of between 2.23%-18.2% was found. Portuguese notification rates are lower than in other European countries. Moreover, national official data do not discriminate adolescents in their age ranges. Between 15-24 years old, 41 cases were identified in 2015 and 56 cases in 2016. According to the European Center for Disease Control, 116 and 167 cases from this age group were reported in Portugal in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Understanding the epidemiology of genital CT infection in Portuguese adolescents is almost impossible due to underdiagnosis, underreporting and non-isolation of adolescents in studied groups. A concerted effort at clinical and political level is therefore needed to devise an effective strategy to combat this infection in adolescents.Os adolescentes (entre os 10 e os 19 anos) são um grupo etário com elevada prevalência de infeções sexualmente transmissíveis (IST), devido aos seus fatores biológicos e socio-comportamentais. Em Portugal, os adolescentes revelam fraca adesão ao preservativo, têm múltiplos parceiros sexuais, deficiente educação sexual e altas taxas de reinfeção. Nesta faixa etária, a infeção genital por Chlamydia trachomatis é a IST mais prevalente, cujo curso assintomático dificulta o diagnóstico e controlo epidemiológico. Pretendeu-se rever os dados publicados de prevalência da infeção genital por Chlamydia trachomatis no grupo dos adolescentes portugueses. Nos estudos populacionais encontrados em Portugal, bastante heterogéneos entre si, verificou-se uma prevalência entre 2,23% e 18,2%. As taxas de notificação portuguesas são inferiores às dos restantes países europeus e os dados oficiais nacionais não discriminam a faixa etária dos adolescentes. Entre os 15-24 anos, foram notificados 41 casos em 2015 e 56 casos em 2016. Segundo o relatório do European Centre for Disease Control, foram notificados 116 e 167 casos na mesma faixa etária, em Portugal, em 2017 e 2018, respetivamente. A compreensão da epidemiologia da infeção genital por CT nos adolescentes portugueses é impossibilitada devido ao subdiagnóstico, à subnotificação e ao não isolamento dos adolescentes nos grupos de estudo. É assim necessário um esforço conjunto a nível clínico e político para que seja possível delinear uma estratégia eficaz no combate a esta infeção nos adolescentes.Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia2020-09-27T00:00:00Zjournal articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.78.3.1226oai:ojs.revista.spdv.com.pt:article/1226Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology; Vol 78 No 3 (2020): July - September; 237-243Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia; v. 78 n. 3 (2020): Julho - Setembro; 237-2432182-24092182-2395reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://revista.spdv.com.pt/index.php/spdv/article/view/1226https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.78.3.1226https://revista.spdv.com.pt/index.php/spdv/article/view/1226/850Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereologyhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessVaz Pereira, FranciscoBorges da Costa, João2022-10-06T12:35:15Zoai:ojs.revista.spdv.com.pt:article/1226Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:11:16.914911Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections among Portuguese Adolescents
Infeção Genital por Chlamydia Trachomatis nos Adolescentes Portugueses
title Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections among Portuguese Adolescents
spellingShingle Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections among Portuguese Adolescents
Vaz Pereira, Francisco
Chlamydia trachomatis
Adolescents
Portugal
Chlamydia Infections
Chlamydia trachomatis
Adolescentes
Portugal
Infecções por Chlamydia
title_short Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections among Portuguese Adolescents
title_full Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections among Portuguese Adolescents
title_fullStr Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections among Portuguese Adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections among Portuguese Adolescents
title_sort Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections among Portuguese Adolescents
author Vaz Pereira, Francisco
author_facet Vaz Pereira, Francisco
Borges da Costa, João
author_role author
author2 Borges da Costa, João
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Vaz Pereira, Francisco
Borges da Costa, João
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Chlamydia trachomatis
Adolescents
Portugal
Chlamydia Infections
Chlamydia trachomatis
Adolescentes
Portugal
Infecções por Chlamydia
topic Chlamydia trachomatis
Adolescents
Portugal
Chlamydia Infections
Chlamydia trachomatis
Adolescentes
Portugal
Infecções por Chlamydia
description Adolescents (between 10 and 19 years old) are an age group with a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI), due to biological and socio-behavioural factors. In Portugal, adolescents show poor condom adherence, have multiple sexual partners, poor sex education and high reinfection rates. In this age group, genital infection by Chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent STI, whose asymptomatic course makes diagnosis and epidemiological control difficult. The aim of this study is to review the published data on prevalence of genital infection by Chlamydia trachomatis in Portuguese adolescents. In the Portuguese population studies, which are highly heterogeneous, a prevalence of between 2.23%-18.2% was found. Portuguese notification rates are lower than in other European countries. Moreover, national official data do not discriminate adolescents in their age ranges. Between 15-24 years old, 41 cases were identified in 2015 and 56 cases in 2016. According to the European Center for Disease Control, 116 and 167 cases from this age group were reported in Portugal in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Understanding the epidemiology of genital CT infection in Portuguese adolescents is almost impossible due to underdiagnosis, underreporting and non-isolation of adolescents in studied groups. A concerted effort at clinical and political level is therefore needed to devise an effective strategy to combat this infection in adolescents.
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