Open AccessHigh Rates of Repeat Chlamydial Infections Among Young Women—Louisiana, 2000–2015
Author(s) -
Susan Cha,
Daniel R. Newman,
Mohammad Rahman,
Thomas A. Peterman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000906
Subject(s) - chlamydial infection , medicine , incidence (geometry) , ethnic group , young adult , demography , chlamydia , confidence interval , gynecology , obstetrics , immunology , physics , sociology , anthropology , optics
Chlamydial infections are common among young women and can lead to serious reproductive health complications. We assessed the risk of reported repeat chlamydial infection among young women in Louisiana and time interval between infections by age and race/ethnicity.