Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among women attending infertility clinic by PCR and ELISA in Rwanda

摘要

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium recognized as one of the major causes of sexually transmissible human bacterial infection throughout the world. Since most infected individuals are either asymptomatic or have mild, nonspecific symptoms, C. trachomatis infection poses a problem for health control programs. In contrast to industrialized countries, little is known about the prevalence of genital C. trachomatis infections in resource-poor countries including Rwanda.