title: Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection in young men in Stockholm.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of genital chlamydial infection in male military recruits in Stockholm, Sweden. Two hundred and thirty-eight men who admitted to sexual experience were included in the study. One hundred and five (44%) of these 238 men consented to a specimen being taken for chlamydial culture. Eleven (10%) of these 105 men had a positive chlamydial culture. All 11 men were 17-18 years old and 10 were asymptomatic. In order to decrease the prevalence of chlamydial infection, screening of young men is as essential as screening of women.
authors.affiliation: Matteus Primary Health Care Center, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rudén
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bygdeman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D015995:Prevalence; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology