The Prevalence Of Chlamydia Infection

The Prevalence Of Chlamydia Infection

 Chapter One

Preface

Chlamydiae are small gram-negative obligate intracellular microorganisms that preferentially infect squamocolumnar epithelial cell( www. Google. Com.2010).

Chlamydia is the most current sexually transmitted complaint performing in urethritis, with frequentness exceeding those of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

In the United State for case, roughly four million cases are reported annually substantially being in men and women under the age of 25( Barners, 1990).

In Nigeria and indeed most advanced nation, maturity of the reported cases urethritis are diagnosed as being caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, StaphyLococcus aureus and streptococcusSpp.

This could be attributed to shy installations to establish proper test for the opinion of chamydia infection. As a result, cases of urethritis are incorrectly diagnosed and treated. This calls for proper exploration work to establish the major aetiologic agent of urethritis. This will go a long to prop prompt treatment of reenacting urethritis performing from wrong opinion and treatment.

According to the centers of complaint control and forestallment( CDC), chlamydia is the most common bacteria infection in the United State. About1.1 million new cases were reported in 2007.

still, because as numerous as 75 of infected women and 50 Infected men don’t witness symptoms of infection, the CDC estimates that over to2.8 million new cases may do each time in the United States. Chlamydia is most current among teenagers. Nearly 75 of all new cases do in women under the age of 25. By age 30, 50 of sexually active women have been exposed to Chlamydia.

Non-gonococcal urethritis is the most generally diagnosed sexually transmitted complaint in men in the United States.

Objects Of The Study

To determine the frequence of Chlamydia infection.

ii. To ascertain the age distribution of the infection.

iii. To determine the coitus distribution of the infection.

iv. To make recommendations on how to control or annihilate the infection