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Infection, Reproductive Tract

MedGen UID:
453257
•Concept ID:
C2314882
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Genital Tract Infection; Genital Tract Infections; Infection, Genital Tract; Infections, Genital Tract; Infections, Reproductive Tract; Reproductive Tract Infection; Reproductive Tract Infections

Definition

Infections of the genital tract in females or males. They can be caused by endogenous, iatrogenic, or sexually transmitted organisms. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInfection, Reproductive Tract

Professional guidelines

PubMed

An update on prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and emerging issues of genital mycoplasma infection in Indian women: A narrative review.
Tandon D, Munne K, Chauhan S, Patil AD
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2019 Sep-Oct;85(5):441-447. doi: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_915_18. PMID: 31389367
Recognition and treatment of chlamydial infections from birth to adolescence.
Darville T
Adv Exp Med Biol 2013;764:109-22. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4726-9_8. PMID: 23654060
Infection in the male reproductive tract. Impact, diagnosis and treatment in relation to male infertility.
Purvis K, Christiansen E
Int J Androl 1993 Feb;16(1):1-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1993.tb01146.x. PMID: 8468091

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Urinary and reproductive tract infection symptoms and menstrual hygiene practices in refugee camps in Jordan: A cross-sectional study.
Al Karmi J, Alshrouf MA, Haddad TA, Alhanbali AE, Raiq NA, Ghanem H, Ibrahim OB, Khamis T, Muhaidat N
Womens Health (Lond) 2024 Jan-Dec;20:17455057241240920. doi: 10.1177/17455057241240920. PMID: 38576125Free PMC Article
Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in patients attending STI/RTI clinic of a tertiary care teaching hospital.
Torane VP, Patil P, Wanjare S, Nataraj G
J Natl Med Assoc 2024 Jun;116(3):211-218. Epub 2024 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.001. PMID: 38245467
Rectal chlamydia infection in women at high risk of chlamydia attending Canberra Sexual Health Centre.
Musil K, Currie M, Sherley M, Martin S
Int J STD AIDS 2016 Jun;27(7):526-30. Epub 2015 May 7 doi: 10.1177/0956462415586317. PMID: 25957326

Diagnosis

Urinary and reproductive tract infection symptoms and menstrual hygiene practices in refugee camps in Jordan: A cross-sectional study.
Al Karmi J, Alshrouf MA, Haddad TA, Alhanbali AE, Raiq NA, Ghanem H, Ibrahim OB, Khamis T, Muhaidat N
Womens Health (Lond) 2024 Jan-Dec;20:17455057241240920. doi: 10.1177/17455057241240920. PMID: 38576125Free PMC Article
Evaluation of reliability of self-collected vaginal swabs over physician-collected samples for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis and trichomoniasis, in a resource-limited setting: a cross-sectional study in India.
Khan Z, Bhargava A, Mittal P, Bharti R, Puri P, Khunger N, Bala M
BMJ Open 2019 Aug 27;9(8):e025013. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025013. PMID: 31462459Free PMC Article
Comparative analysis of syndromic and PCR-based diagnostic assay reveals misdiagnosis/ overtreatment for trichomoniasis based on subjective judgment in symptomatic patients.
Sonkar SC, Wasnik K, Kumar A, Mittal P, Saluja D
Infect Dis Poverty 2016 May 5;5:42. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0133-x. PMID: 27146362Free PMC Article
Rectal chlamydia infection in women at high risk of chlamydia attending Canberra Sexual Health Centre.
Musil K, Currie M, Sherley M, Martin S
Int J STD AIDS 2016 Jun;27(7):526-30. Epub 2015 May 7 doi: 10.1177/0956462415586317. PMID: 25957326

Prognosis

Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in patients attending STI/RTI clinic of a tertiary care teaching hospital.
Torane VP, Patil P, Wanjare S, Nataraj G
J Natl Med Assoc 2024 Jun;116(3):211-218. Epub 2024 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.001. PMID: 38245467
Evaluation of reliability of self-collected vaginal swabs over physician-collected samples for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis and trichomoniasis, in a resource-limited setting: a cross-sectional study in India.
Khan Z, Bhargava A, Mittal P, Bharti R, Puri P, Khunger N, Bala M
BMJ Open 2019 Aug 27;9(8):e025013. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025013. PMID: 31462459Free PMC Article
Rectal chlamydia infection in women at high risk of chlamydia attending Canberra Sexual Health Centre.
Musil K, Currie M, Sherley M, Martin S
Int J STD AIDS 2016 Jun;27(7):526-30. Epub 2015 May 7 doi: 10.1177/0956462415586317. PMID: 25957326

Clinical prediction guides

Urinary and reproductive tract infection symptoms and menstrual hygiene practices in refugee camps in Jordan: A cross-sectional study.
Al Karmi J, Alshrouf MA, Haddad TA, Alhanbali AE, Raiq NA, Ghanem H, Ibrahim OB, Khamis T, Muhaidat N
Womens Health (Lond) 2024 Jan-Dec;20:17455057241240920. doi: 10.1177/17455057241240920. PMID: 38576125Free PMC Article
Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in patients attending STI/RTI clinic of a tertiary care teaching hospital.
Torane VP, Patil P, Wanjare S, Nataraj G
J Natl Med Assoc 2024 Jun;116(3):211-218. Epub 2024 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.001. PMID: 38245467
Evaluation of reliability of self-collected vaginal swabs over physician-collected samples for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis and trichomoniasis, in a resource-limited setting: a cross-sectional study in India.
Khan Z, Bhargava A, Mittal P, Bharti R, Puri P, Khunger N, Bala M
BMJ Open 2019 Aug 27;9(8):e025013. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025013. PMID: 31462459Free PMC Article
Comparative analysis of syndromic and PCR-based diagnostic assay reveals misdiagnosis/ overtreatment for trichomoniasis based on subjective judgment in symptomatic patients.
Sonkar SC, Wasnik K, Kumar A, Mittal P, Saluja D
Infect Dis Poverty 2016 May 5;5:42. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0133-x. PMID: 27146362Free PMC Article

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