It’s important to encourage all patients who test positive for chlamydia to notify their sex partners and urge them to … Read More ›
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) laboratory recommendations for chlamydia screening that were published April 2014 state that … Read More ›
There is no recommendation to routinely screen for chlamydia among heterosexual males. But, screening sexually active adolescent and young adult … Read More ›
Commentary by Ellen Pittman, Lea E. Widdice, MD, University of Cincinnati Screening, treatment, and education to prevent future infections among … Read More ›
Commentary by Rich Rothman, MD, PhD, Andrea Dugas, MD, PhD, and Mitra Lewis, MS Johns Hopkins University Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) … Read More ›
Identifying Patients for Retesting One practice-based factor that leads to low retesting rates is lack of a consistent method for … Read More ›
Commentary by Charlotte Gaydos, MS, MPH, DrPH, Johns Hopkins University Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a significant health burden in … Read More ›
Commentary by Catherine Lindsey Satterwhite, PhD, MSPH, MPH In the October 2011 issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Yu and colleagues … Read More ›
Commentary by Karen Hoover, MD, MPH Retesting for chlamydia several months after treatment is important, because a large percentage of … Read More ›