Publications

routine screening for genital chlamydia trachomatis in adolescent females.	a retrospective analysis of 7,879 direct fluorescent antibody (dfa) tests for chlamydia trachomatis obtained over 24 months from a routine screening program for adolescent women is reported. tests were positive in 563 women of ages 13 to 24 (mean = 18.1). monthly positivity rates ranged from 2.59% to 14.02%. proportions of dfa positive patients were 8.23% (308/3744) and 6.12% (253/4135) during year 1 and year 2, respectively (chi square = 13.2, p = .0003). of second tests, 12.54% (40/319) were d ...	1989	2688146
prevalence of cervical chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae in female adolescents.	the prevalence of cervical infection with chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae was examined in 125 girls receiving primary gynecologic care in a general adolescent clinic. c trachomatis was isolated in 8% of the patients using a microtiter tissue-culture method, and n gonorrhoeae was found in 12%. a significant association was found between the use of oral contraceptives and positive chlamydial cultures. patients with chlamydia-positive cultures were frequently asymptomatic and exhibi ...	1983	6402755
chlamydia trachomatis is too costly to ignore.		1996	8984169