The Unexpected Impact of aChlamydia trachomatisInfection Control Program on Susceptibility to Reinfection | Zendy

Robert C. Brunham | Zendy; Babak Pourbohloul | Zendy; Sunny Mak | Zendy; Rick White | Zendy; Michael L. Rekart | Zendy

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The Unexpected Impact of aChlamydia trachomatisInfection Control Program on Susceptibility to Reinfection

Author(s) -

Robert C. Brunham,

Babak Pourbohloul,

Sunny Mak,

Rick White,

Michael L. Rekart

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/497341

Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , chlamydia , population , chlamydial infection , transmission (telecommunications) , proportional hazards model , demography , chlamydiaceae , chlamydiales , survival analysis , medicine , sexually transmitted disease , chlamydia trachomatis infection , immunology , biology , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering

After the introduction of a program to control Chlamydia trachomatis infection in British Columbia, Canada, case rates fell from 216 cases/100,000 population in 1991 to 104 cases/100,000 population in 1997. Since 1998, rates have increased, and case counts now exceed those recorded before the intervention.

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