Chlamydia trachomatis: opportunistic screening in primary care.

Shared care in the management of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in primary care.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the impact of a health adviser in genitourinary medicine as a training and support resource on the management of Chlamydia trachomatis in a large inner city health centre. METHODS A large, inner city health centre was selected at random for the intervention, with another selected as control. The health adviser offered support and training in the management of C trach...

P-204: Relative Frequency of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in Infertile Women

Background: The majority of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women are asymptomatic, but they may give rise to tubal infertility. Screening programmes aim at reducing morbidity in individual by early detect and treatment, and at decreasing the overall prevalence of infection in the population. Materials and Methods: A total of 135 women presenting with a history of infertility(n=113(83.7%) p...

Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis Opportunistic approaches have little evidence to support them

Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis Opportunistic approaches have little evidence to support them

Countywide survey of the current practice of chlamydia detection in primary care.

BACKGROUND The Chief Medical Officer's (CMO's) Advisory Group on Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) published its report in 1998 and a national screening programme is anticipated. Meanwhile the Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) reports that the number of positive diagnoses of genital chlamydia continued to rise throughout the last decade. OBJECTIVES To consider the current practice of Gl...