Open AccessThe Influence of Screening, Misclassification, and Reporting Biases on Reported Chlamydia Case Rates Among Young Women in the United States, 2000 Through 2017
Author(s) -
E Learner,
Kimberly A. Powers,
Elizabeth Torrone,
Brian W. Pence,
Jason P. Fine,
William C. Miller
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000001157
Subject(s) - chlamydia , medicine , demography , information bias , sexually transmitted disease , selection bias , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , syphilis , immunology , pathology , sociology
National chlamydia case rate trends are difficult to interpret because of biases from partial screening coverage, imperfect diagnostic tests, and underreporting. We examined the extent to which these time-varying biases could influence reported annual chlamydia case rates.