Chlamydial colonization of the cervix in pregnant adolescents.

We studied the incidence of Chlamydia trachomatis colonization of the cervix in pregnant adolescents and analyzed the effect of such colonization on pre-, intra-and postpartum events. A significant increase in post-vaginal-delivery endometritis as well as an increase in other sexually transmitted diseases occurred in patients colonized by C. trachomatis.