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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 73(1), 2005, pp. 50-53
Copyright © 2005 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AND GENITAL HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN HONDURAS

NELBA TÁBORA, ARNOLDO ZELAYA, JUDITH BAKKERS, WILLEM J. G. MELCHERS, AND ANNABELLE FERRERA*
Deparatmento de Microbiologia, Dirección de Desarrollo Estudiantil, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Department of Medical Microbiology, Nijmegen University Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Sexually transmitted infections are a serious health problem in Honduras. Human papillomavirus (HPV) and Chlamydia trachomatis are major causes of sexually transmitted diseases. To determine the prevalence of C. trachomatis and HPV in young women, 100 female university students in Honduras were assayed for the presence of these pathogens. Twenty-eight percent were positive for HPV and 6% were positive for C. trachomatis. These results show that genital HPV and C. trachomatis infections are very common among sexually active young women in Honduras. It is vital to promote extensive public awareness campaigns among sexually active women concerning preventive measures of these diseases.

Received September 23, 2004. Accepted for publication January 19, 2005.

Acknowledgments: We thank the diagnostic division of Abbott laboratories for providing the Chlamydiazyme kits and to the NeTropica (Heredia, Costa Rica) and the Sustainable Sciences Institute (San Francisco, CA) for manuscript reviewing.

Financial support: This study was supported by The Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO number WB 92-215).

* Address correspondence to Annabelle Ferrera, Department of Microbiology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, PO Box 30078, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. E-mail: f_annabelle{at}hotmail.com

Authors’ addresses: Nelba Tábora, Department of Microbiology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, PO Box 1453, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Telephone: 504-239-1178, Fax: 504-239-1950, E.-mail: nelba_tabora{at}hotmail.com. Arnoldo Zelaya, Dirección de Desarrollo Estudiantil, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras; PO Box 1453, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Telephone and Fax: 504-238-4144, E-mail: arnoldo{at}cablecolor.hn. Judith Bakkers and Willem J. G. Melchers, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Telephone: 31-24-361-4356, Fax: 331-24-354-0216, E-mails: j.bakkers{at}mmb.umcn.nl and wmelchers{at}mmb.umcn.nl. Annabelle Ferrera, Department of Microbiology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, PO Box 30078, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Telephone: 504-236-6730, Fax: 504-220-1416, E-mails: f_anabelle{at}hotmail.com and annabelle{at}amnettgu.com






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