A prediction rule for selective screening of Chlamydia trachomatis infection

A prediction rule for selective screening of Chlamydia trachomatis infection.

BACKGROUND Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infections is aimed at the reduction of these infections and subsequent complications. Selective screening may increase the cost effectiveness of a screening programme. Few population based systematic screening programmes have been carried out and attempts to validate selective screening criteria have shown poor performance. This study describes th...

CHLAMYDIA A prediction rule for selective screening of Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Background: Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infections is aimed at the reduction of these infections and subsequent complications. Selective screening may increase the cost effectiveness of a screening programme. Few population based systematic screening programmes have been carried out and attempts to validate selective screening criteria have shown poor performance. This study describes t...

Is screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis among Infertile Women Using PCR Method

  Background & objectives: Chlamydia trachomatis is a gram negative bacterium and chlamydia infection, as a curable infection, is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STD). With regard to the essential role of chlamydia in infertility, the study of the prevalence of asymptomatic cases is precious. The aim of this study was to determine of the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis...

Chlamydia trachomatis Infection: Screening and Management.

OBJECTIVE To review current criteria and rationale for Chlamydia trachomatis screening, testing methods, and treatment of infection. METHODS Review of the literature. RESULTS C. trachomatis urogenital infections are an important public health problem. Screening for C. trachomatis in women age 25 and younger and men and women of any age at increased risk allows for the early treatment of dis...