| urinary leukocyte esterase test: a screening method for the detection of asymptomatic chlamydial and gonococcal infections in men. | the ability of a urinary dipstick leukocyte esterase test (let) to predict culture-verified asymptomatic urethral infections of chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae was determined in 1095 men (aged 18-39) who presented to an urban hospital for acute general medical care. prevalence of chlamydial and gonococcal infections were 4% and 2.5% respectively; let sensitivity was 41% and specificity was 91%. in the youngest one-third, the prevalence of infection and let sensitivity and specifi ... | 1992 | 1538163 |
| comparison of chlamydia trachomatis serovars causing rectal and cervical infections. | we used monoclonal antibodies capable of distinguishing serovars of chlamydia trachomatis to compare 314 cervical isolates with 150 rectal isolates from homosexual men. the isolates were obtained from patients attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic over a two-year study period. the serovar distribution of cervical and rectal isolates differed significantly. serovar d/d' was found in 53% of the rectal isolates but in only 18% of cervical isolates (p less than .0001). serovar e was the p ... | 1987 | 3680995 |
| the risk of sexually transmitted diseases in human immunodeficiency virus-infected parturients. | we assessed the prevalence of and defined the relationship between other sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus infection. | 1993 | 8238115 |
| an evaluation of surveillance for chlamydia trachomatis infections in the united states, 1987-1991. | chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen in the united states; however, no precise data on the prevalence and incidence of chlamydia infection are available because currently no comprehensive national surveillance system exists for chlamydia. despite the absence of such a system, states do report numbers of male and female chlamydia cases to cdc on a quarterly basis. | 1993 | 8345838 |
| students and other patients. | | 1993 | 8482762 |
| chlamydial cervical infections in rural and urban pregnant women. | the purpose of this investigation was to determine the incidence of cervicitis due to chlamydia trachomatis in rural pregnant women, urban pregnant women, and urban nonpregnant women in georgia. evaluation of endocervical chlamydial cultures from 447 women showed prevalence rates for c trachomatis cervicitis of 12% in the urban pregnant group, 7% in urban nonpregnant women, and 21% in rural pregnant women. fewer rural pregnant women (2%) reported a previous history of c trachomatis cervicitis th ... | 1993 | 8506478 |
| when is chlamydia screening necessary in family planning? | a major chlamydia study indicates that it may be cost-effective to screen for chlamydia trachomatis infections young women under age 24 or women with other risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases. the increased rates of chlamydia mean higher costs for family planning clinics, which often operate on limited budgets not designed to include regular chlamydia screening and treatment. the centers for disease control (cdc) in atlanta published chlamydia guidelines in 1985, partly in response ... | 1989 | 12342199 |
| health risk factors among detained adolescent females. | to identify the prevalence of health risk factors among a sample of detained adolescent females and determine whether there are racial/ethnic differences. | 2004 | 15556741 |
| the effect of correct and consistent condom use on chlamydial and gonococcal infection among urban adolescents. | to evaluate the relationship between self-reported correct and consistent condom use and chlamydial and gonococcal infection. | 2005 | 15939852 |
| accounting for failures may improve precision: evidence supporting improved validity of self-reported condom use. | to determine whether a measure of unprotected vaginal sex that is adjusted for condom failures would produce improved accuracy in predicting biologically confirmed stds (chlamydia and gonorrhea) among female teens. | 2005 | 16041255 |
| association of chlamydia trachomatis with persistence of high-risk types of human papillomavirus in a cohort of female adolescents. | human papillomavirus (hpv) infection is a necessary but not sufficient cause of cervical cancer. while chlamydia infection has been associated with cervical cancer, the meaning of this association remains unclear. the authors' objective was to investigate this association by evaluating whether concurrent genital tract infections are associated with hpv persistence, a precursor to cervical cancer. interview data and biologic samples for hpv, chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, trichomon ... | 2005 | 16120706 |
| chlamydial infections among family planning clinic patients in georgia: who should be screened? | | 1998 | 16259265 |
| the protective value of school enrolment against sexually transmitted disease: a study of high-risk african american adolescent females. | to identify whether school enrolment is protective against laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (stds) and against a spectrum of sexual risk factors. | 2007 | 17569721 |
| chlamydia prevalence among college students: reproductive and public health implications. | routine chlamydia screening is not readily available at all college campuses. | 2008 | 18354340 |
| high seroprevalence of chlamydia trachomatis in newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus patients in georgia. | due to the shared routes of transmission, co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and other sexually transmitted infections (stis) is common. there is strong evidence of bidirectional interactions between hiv and ulcerative stis. recent studies have also shown importance of non-ulcerative inflammatory stis in the acquisition of hiv. the incidence of hiv and chlamydia in georgia has risen every year. we explored the extent of the problem of co-infection with c. trachomatis in hiv pat ... | 2010 | 21252403 |