Evidence for Increased Chlamydia Case Finding After the Introduction of Rectal Screening Among Women Attending 2 Canadian Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinics | Zendy

Jennifer Gratrix | Zendy; Ameeta E. Singh | Zendy; J. Bergman | Zendy; Catherine Egan | Zendy; Sabrina S. Plitt | Zendy; Justin M. McGinnis | Zendy; Christopher Bell | Zendy; Steven J. Drews | Zendy; Ron Read | Zendy

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Evidence for Increased Chlamydia Case Finding After the Introduction of Rectal Screening Among Women Attending 2 Canadian Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinics

Author(s) -

Jennifer Gratrix,

Ameeta E. Singh,

J. Bergman,

Catherine Egan,

Sabrina S. Plitt,

Justin M. McGinnis,

Christopher Bell,

Steven J. Drews,

Ron Read

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu831

Subject(s) - medicine , chlamydia , chlamydia trachomatis , asymptomatic , gynecology , logistic regression , sexually transmitted disease , pelvic inflammatory disease , genitourinary system , obstetrics , rectum , chlamydia trachomatis infection , syphilis , family medicine , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common notifiable disease in Canada, and extragenital sites are believed to serve as hidden reservoirs for ongoing transmission of infection. There are no specific Canadian screening guidelines for asymptomatic individuals from extragenital sites. We sought to determine the prevalence and factors associated with rectal C. trachomatis among female sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic attendees in Alberta, Canada.

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