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Chlamydia Rescreening Rates Are Higher with Home Collection of Vaginal Swabs
- August 18, 2011
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Women assigned to home-based, self-obtained vaginal swab collection were substantially more likely to be rescreened than were those assigned to clinic-based testing.- Reviewing:
- Xu F et al., Obstet Gynecol 2011 Aug; 118:231.
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Hastening Chlamydia Therapy
- July 1, 2010
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Electronic medical records shortened time-to-treat interval.- Reviewing:
- Brook MG et al., Sex Transm Infect 2010 May 21;:
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Can Chlamydia Screening Prevent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?
- April 29, 2010
- Ann J. Davis, MD
- Women's Health
We still don't know: Most cases of PID occurred in women who tested negative at baseline.- Reviewing:
- Oakeshott P et al., BMJ 2010 Apr 8; 340:c1642.
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Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis to Prevent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- April 27, 2010
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Perhaps the focus should be on more frequent testing for women at higher risk.- Reviewing:
- Oakeshott P et al., BMJ 2010 Apr 8; 340:c1642.
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Rapid Urine Chlamydia Test for Males Is Highly Sensitive
- September 4, 2009
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
When tested on first-void urine samples, a new rapid chlamydia test had a sensitivity of 82%.- Reviewing:
- Nadala E-C et al., BMJ 2009 Jul 28; 339:b2655.
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Increasing Chlamydia Screening Rates in Adolescent Girls
- July 22, 2009
- Robin Drucker, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
By redesigning work flow during urgent care visits, physicians can increase chlamydia screening rates among sexually active teens.- Reviewing:
- Tebb KP et al., Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2009 Jun; 163:559.
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We Must Do Better at Screening Young Women for Chlamydia
- May 7, 2009
- Ann J. Davis, MD
- Women's Health
2007 U.S. screening rates in sexually active young women were only 41.6%.- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009 Apr 17; 58:362.
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Chlamydia Screening in Sexually Active Young Women
Screening for this often-silent infection should be done much more often.- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009 Apr 17; 58:362.
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Chlamydia Treatment and Peripheral Artery Disease
- February 18, 2009
- Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Eight weeks of rifalazil did not improve peak walking time on a treadmill.- Reviewing:
- Jaff MR et al., Circulation 2009 Jan 27; 119:452.
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Chlamydia Screening in Young Women: Are We Missing the Boat?
- June 26, 2008
- Ann J. Davis, MD
- Women's Health
Chlamydia screening was not performed at most preventive care visits by young women.- Reviewing:
- Hoover K and Tao G., Obstet Gynecol 2008 May; 111:1097.
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New Vaginal Swab Test for Chlamydia Yields Accurate Results in 30 Minutes
- January 11, 2008
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
The test had a sensitivity of 84% and a specificity of 99%.- Reviewing:
- Mahilum-Tapay L et al., BMJ 2007 Dec 8; 335:1190.
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New Rapid Chlamydia Test Free
- December 13, 2007
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Point-of-service diagnosis and treatment- Reviewing:
- Mahilum-Tapay L et al., BMJ 2007 Dec 8; 335:1190.
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New Rapid Test for Chlamydia
- December 12, 2007
- Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
An easy-to-read immunoassay-based test for Chlamydia shows good sensitivity, specificity, and turnaround time.- Reviewing:
- Mahilum-Tapay L et al., BMJ 2007 Dec 8; 335:1190.
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Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Prevalence
- August 15, 2007
- Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
The high prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea in certain populations should inform screening and treatment strategies in the U.S.- Reviewing:
- Datta SD et al., Ann Intern Med 2007 Jul 17; 147:89-96.
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Shortfall in Chlamydia Screening
- December 7, 2004
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
- General Medicine
Chlamydia trachomatis infects 3% to 14% of routinely screened young U.S. women (age range, 16 to 24), is asymptomatic in as many as 70% of . . .- Reviewing:
- , MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2004 Oct 29; 53:983-5.
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Cases of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia on the Rise Free
- December 17, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
The CDC has updated its report of sexually transmitted disease trends with data from 2011. Notable changes include:An increase in chlamydia diagnoses (457.6 per... -
Chlamydia Testing: Timing of Urine Specimen Collection Might Not Matter Free
- January 13, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
When testing for infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, midstream urine specimens might be just as sensitive as currently recommended first-void specimens, according to a pilot... -
Annual Chlamydia Screening Doesn't Lower Rates of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Free
- April 9, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
Rates of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) aren't lowered by annual chlamydia screening in sexually active young women, according to a BMJ study.Researchers recruited some... -
Fewer Than Half of Young, Sexually Active Women Screened for Chlamydia Free
- April 17, 2009
- Physician's First Watch
Fewer than half of young, sexually active females in the U.S. are screened for chlamydia, reports MMWR. (Since 1989, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force... -
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in MSM with Newly Diagnosed HIV
- May 23, 2008
- Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In this San Francisco study, 38% of MSM had gonorrhea, chlamydia, or both at the time of HIV diagnosis.- Reviewing:
- Scott KC et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008 May 1; 48:109.
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