title: Epidemiology of sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis infections in male patients.
abstract: 868 male urethritis patients were studied for the presence of chlamydiae in the 1981-1986 period. 36% of NGU, 31.3% of gonococcal urethritis and 58.8% of PGU urethritis patients presented C. trachomatis infections as detected by cell culture inoculation. Chlamydial infection was recorded more often in the 21-30 years age group (30.8%), in unmarried patients (70.6%), as well as in people with low educational degree (46.6% of cases), 42.3% of the C. trachomatis cases were already confronted with one or more urethritis episodes. 24.7% of patients have been subjected to a previous antichlamydial treatment.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vizitiu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crăcea
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Constantinescu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balaci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazăr
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004522:Educational Status; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014526:Urethritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology