Open AccessProportion of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Cases Caused byChlamydia trachomatis: Consistent Picture From Different Methods
Author(s) -
Malcolm J Price,
A. E. Ades,
Nicky J. Welton,
Ian Simms,
John Macleod,
Paddy Horner
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.1093/infdis/jiw178
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , pelvic inflammatory disease , chlamydia , medicine , disease , gynecology , immunology
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a leading cause of both tubal factor infertility and ectopic pregnancy. Chlamydia trachomatis is an important risk factor for PID, but the proportion of PID cases caused by C. trachomatis is unclear. Estimates of this are required to evaluate control measures.
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