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Higher risk perception of HIV than of chlamydia and HPV among secondary school students in two German cities.

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundChlamydia and genital human papillomavirus (HPV) are the two most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among teens and young adults in industrialised countries.
Florence Samkange-Zeeb, Saskia Pöttgen, Hajo Zeeb   +2 more
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Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection

BMJ, 1989
Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is the most common agent eliciting sexually transmitted diseases [1–6], which in recent years have become an increasingly important problem of public health services in industrialized countries. More than 3 million new chlamydial infections, leading to infertility in more than 20,000 teenagers [7], are estimated ...
Gschnait F, Duschet P, Angelika Stary
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Improved effectiveness of partner notification for patients with sexually transmitted infections: systematic review [PDF]

, 2007
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of methods to improve partner notification by patient referral (index patient has responsibility for informing sex partners of their exposure to a sexually transmitted infection).
Cassell, Jackie A, Low, Nicola, Nartey, Linda, Shang, Aijing, Trelle, Sven   +4 more
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Chlamydiae from Down Under: The Curious Cases of Chlamydial Infections in Australia

Microorganisms, 2019
In Australia, the most researched and perhaps the most successful chlamydial species are the human pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis, animal pathogens Chlamydia pecorum and Chlamydia psittaci. C. trachomatis remains the leading cause of sexually transmitted
Martina Jelocnik
doaj   +1 more source

Is it time to use nucleic acid amplification tests for identification of persons with sexually transmitted infections?: evidence from seroprevalence and behavioral epidemiology risk surveys in men with chlamydia and gonorrhea

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Chlamydia and gonorrhea are common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that can cause multiple problems, and can be easily treated, but frequently present without symptoms.
Laura Tobin1, Lydia Guerra, Léonce Ahouanvoeke, Jose González Carpio, Donatien Irambona, Edward Owusu Nyarko, Caroline Macera, Steven Wiersma   +6 more
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Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2021
Importance Chlamydia and gonorrhea are among the most common sexually transmitted infections in the US. Infection rates are highest among adolescents and young adults of both sexes.
K. Davidson, M. Barry, C. Mangione, M. Cabana, A. Caughey, E. Davis, Katrina E. Donahue, Chyke A Doubeni, A. Krist, Martha Y. Kubik, Li Li, G. Ogedegbe, L. Pbert, Michael Silverstein, M. Simon, J. Stevermer, Chien-Wen Tseng, J. Wong   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Optimising the management of vaginal discharge syndrome in Bulgaria: cost effectiveness of four clinical algorithms with risk assessment [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the performance and cost effectiveness of the WHO recommendations of incorporating risk-assessment scores and population prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) into vaginal discharge syndrome (VDS)
Anguenot, J-L, Cavailler, P, Cornier, N, Dentcheva, R, Gerbase, A, Janin, A, Mayaud, P, Ninet, B, Petrova, E, Terris-Prestholt, F, Vassilakos, P   +10 more
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Serological diagnosis of Chlamydia infections: proposal of a cost-effective approach

Microbiologia Medica, 2008
Infections caused by genus Chlamydia are challenging for phisicians, as a results of a complicated pathogenesis and a variable clinical picture. Furthermore, potential sequelae following Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia psittaci ...
Gino Ciarrocchi
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Mathematical model for transmission of Chlamydia due to sexual activity and unhygienic environment

Exploration of Medicine, 2022
Aim: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) need to be studied systematically to better understand their global spread. Transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis is a severe public health issue, with roughly 90 million new cases per year.
Nita H. Shah, Jalpa N. Vaghela, Purvi M. Pandya, Yash N. Shah   +3 more
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Incidence and persistence of carcinogenic genital human papillomavirus infections in young women with or without Chlamydia trachomatis co-infection

Cancer Medicine, 2015
We assessed whether infection with chlamydia increases the incidence of carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and if HPV persistence is affected by chlamydia co‐infection.
H. J. Vriend, J. Bogaards, J. van Bergen, A. Brink, I. V. D. van den Broek, C. Hoebe, A. King, M. V. D. van der Sande, P. Wolffs, H. D. de Melker   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source