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Chlamydia trachomatis infection in males in a juvenile detention facility in Switzerland
Author(s) -
Dagmar M. Haller,
A. Steiner,
Paul Sebo,
JM Gaspoz,
Hans Wolff
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2011.13220
Subject(s) - medicine , chlamydia trachomatis , juvenile , chlamydia , chlamydia trachomatis infection , virology , immunology , biology , genetics
Young offenders represent a group for which Chlamydia trachomatis infection screening is recommended in the US. In the absence of local epidemiological data it is difficult to assess whether such recommendations apply to the Swiss context. Our aim was to obtain local prevalence data for Chlamydia trachomatis infection among young male offenders as a basis for screening strategies in Swiss juvenile detention centres

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