RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Chlamydia trachomatis: opportunistic screening in primary care.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 565
OP 566
VO 51
IS 468
A1 C Tobin
A1 R Aggarwal
A1 J Clarke
A1 R Chown
A1 D King
YR 2001
UL http://bjgp.org/content/51/468/565.abstract
AB Following the publication of the Chief Medical Officer's report on chlamydial screening, we identified the sexual health of young women as an area for concern. As part of our review we decided to opportunistically search for chlamydial genital infections using a non-invasive technique. Sexually active women under 25 years of age were invited to submit a first void urine sample for polymerase chain reaction analysis. Over the period of a year we found out that 10.9% of sexually active young women tested positive for chlamydia in our practice.