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A Dirichlet‐Multinomial Gibbs Algorithm for Assessing the Accuracy of Binary Tests in the Absence of a Gold Standard

Statistics in Medicine, Volume 45, Issue 1-2, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Each patient is simultaneously given several binary tests for a disease. The tests are partitioned into disjoint groups, assumed to be conditionally independent between groups, but allowed to have arbitrary dependence within a group. The groups are intended to capture similar biological features of the tests.
Joseph B. Kadane
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Association between Prior Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Western Uganda

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2018
Background. Increase in the number of ectopic pregnancy is attributed to increase in the incidence of pelvic infections. Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for most of the sexually transmitted bacterial infections.
Derrick Paul Mpiima, George Wasswa Salongo, Henry Lugobe, Augustine Ssemujju, Olivier Mumbere Mulisya, Abraham Masinda, Hillary Twizerimana, Joseph Ngonzi   +7 more
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Severe Necrotizing Community‐Acquired Pneumonia and Bilateral Empyema in an Immunocompetent Patient due to Fusobacterium necrophorum

Case Reports in Pulmonology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Necrotizing pneumonia and empyema caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum are uncommon. The classical presentation of Lemierre′s syndrome, characterized by pharyngotonsillitis and internal jugular vein thrombosis, is not always observed, and incomplete and atypical variants can cause diagnostic uncertainty and delay in treatment.
Deborah Shefa, Aryan Shiari, Marina Antic, Buddhi P. Hatharaliyadda, Juan Vera Gomez, David Ladin, Igor Dumic, Tun-Chieh Chen   +7 more
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Pilot prevalence evaluation of Chlamydia Trachomatis by PCR in female infertile referred to study center of infertility in Mashhad

Iranian South Medical Journal, 2015
Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common diseases as sexually transferred in world. According to the World Health Organization statistics, approximately 92 million new Chlamydia trachomatis infection occur in the world.
Lana Goshayeshi, Fateme Vahid Roudsari, Kiarash Ghazvini, Hussain Nomani, Saeed Amel Jamehdar   +4 more
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Chlamydia trachomatis Prevents Apoptosis Via Activation of PDPK1-MYC and Enhanced Mitochondrial Binding of Hexokinase II

EBioMedicine, 2017
The intracellular human bacterial pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis pursues effective strategies to protect infected cells against death-inducing stimuli. Here, we show that Chlamydia trachomatis infection evokes 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase ...
Munir A. Al-Zeer, Audrey Xavier, Mohammad Abu Lubad, Janine Sigulla, Mirjana Kessler, Robert Hurwitz, Thomas F. Meyer   +6 more
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Frequency of anti-Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies in infertile women referred to Al-Zahra hospital in Tabriz

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2017
Background: Infertility is one of the major issues in society and its incidence is estimated to be almost 10-15%.. Chlamydia is an important cause of sexually transmitted diseases leading to infertility.
Mahtab Sattari, Mehdi Ghiami Rad, Aaliye Ghasemzadeh, Zahra Mohammadoghli Reihan   +3 more
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Chlamydia trachomatis neither exerts deleterious effects on spermatozoa nor impairs male fertility

Scientific Reports, 2017
Chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial infection. However, whether Chlamydia trachomatis has a negative impact on sperm quality and male fertility is still controversial.
Jenniffer Puerta Suarez, Leonardo R. Sanchez, Florencia C. Salazar, Hector A. Saka, Rosa Molina, Andrea Tissera, Virginia E. Rivero, Walter D. Cardona Maya, Ruben D. Motrich   +8 more
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Prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis infection among reproductive age women in sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common curable sexual transmitted bacterial infection in the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa. There is nil systematic review and meta-analysis on Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Sub-Saharan Africa among
Siraj Hussen, Demelash Wachamo, Zemenu Yohannes, Endale Tadesse   +3 more
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Management of Chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection: screening and treatment challenges

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2011
Brandie D Taylor, Catherine L HaggertyUniversity of Pittsburgh, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USAAbstract: Chlamydia trachomatis is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection that can lead to serious reproductive morbidity.
Brandie D Taylor, Catherine L Haggerty
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Prevalence, risk factors and molecular characterization of Chlamydia trachomatis in pregnant women from Córdoba, Argentina: A prospective study.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundChlamydia trachomatis causes the most prevalent bacterial Sexual Transmitted Infection. In pregnant women, untreated chlamydial infections are associated with abortions, premature rupture of membranes, postpartum endometritis, low birth weight ...
Ana Ximena Kiguen, Marcela Marramá, Susana Ruiz, Patricia Estofan, Raúl Fernando Venezuela, Jessica Paola Mosmann, Marina Soledad Monetti, Virginia Rivero, Cecilia Gabriela Cuffini   +8 more
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