Reply: Regarding “Effectiveness of Chlamydia Trachomatis expedited partner therapy in pregnancy”
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Chlamydia trachomatis: Management in Pregnancy
Chlamydia trachomatis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) commonly diagnosed in pregnancy. C. trachomatis has been linked to several pregnancy complications including premature rupture of membranes (PROM), preterm labor and birth, low birth weight, intrauterine growth retardation, and postpartum endometritis. Infants born to mothers through an infected birth canal are at risk for acquiring ...
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BACKGROUND Partner treatment is an important component of sexually transmitted disease control. Several randomized controlled trials have compared expedited partner treatment (EPT) to unassisted standard partner referral (SR). All of these trials found that EPT significantly increased partner treatment over SR, whereas some found that EPT significantly lowered reinfection rates in index patient...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0002-9378
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.06.083