Assessment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among Eastern European and West African women immigrants in South Italy

Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection with an estimated incidence of 50 million cases in the world.1 The infection may remain asymptomatic or, if not treated, can lead to severe clinical manifestations including acute urethral syndrome, urethritis, bartholinitis, cervicitis, upper genital tract infections and perihepatitis.2 Despite the recognised need for early diagnosis and treatment of C trachomatis and other curable sexually transmitted infections, the strategies for detection of these infections are currently limited, particularly in low-resource countries.3 Migration and population mixing have been shown to increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases;4 however, the prevalence and determinants of C trachomatis infection, and...

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