Chlamydia trachomatis infection in African American women who exclusively have sex with women
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Little is known about whether Chlamydia trachomatis can be sexually transmitted between women or how often it occurs in women who have sex with women (WSW). We investigated Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence and serum Chlamydia trachomatis-specific antibody responses among African American WSW who reported a lifetime history of sex only with women (exclusive WSW) (n = 21) vs. an age-matched group of women reporting sex with women and men (WSWM) (n = 42). Participants completed a survey, underwent a pelvic examination in which a cervical swab was collected for Chlamydia trachomatis nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT), and had serum tested for anti-Chlamydia trachomatis IgG1 and IgG3 antibodies using a Chlamydia trachomatis elementary body-based ELISA. No exclusive WSW had a positive Chlamydia trachomatis NAAT vs. 5 (11.9%) WSWM having a positive Chlamydia trachomatis NAAT (p = 0.16). Compared with WSWM, WSW were significantly less likely to be Chlamydia trachomatis seropositive (7 [33.3%] vs. 29 [69%], p = 0.007). Among Chlamydia trachomatis seropositive women, all were seropositive by IgG1, and the magnitude of Chlamydia trachomatis-specific IgG1 responses did not differ in Chlamydia trachomatis-seropositive WSW vs. WSWM. In conclusion, Chlamydia trachomatis seropositivity was relatively common in exclusive African American WSW, though significantly less common than in African American WSWM.
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Data indicate that C. trachomatis infection among WSW can occur.
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- Authors
- Muzny, C. A., Kapil, R., Austin, E. L., Brown, L., Hook, E. W., & Geisler, W. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Corresponding author
- Geisler, William M
- Venue
- International Journal of STD & AIDS
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-07-10
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 978-983
- ISSN
- 0956-4624 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-1052
- PMC
- PMC7265900
- OpenAlex
- W2279017780
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 0.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- International Journal of STD & AIDS (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (K23AI106957)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Reproductive tract infections research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Keywords
- Chlamydia trachomatis, women who have sex with women, African American women, seroprevalence, sexually transmitted infections, IgG1 antibody response, cervical infection
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Alabama, Antibodies, Bacterial, Bisexuality, Black or African American, Chlamydia Infections, Chlamydia trachomatis, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Sexual Partners, Prevalence, Homosexuality, Female, Young Adult
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