Non-invasive screening of teenagers for Chlamydia trachomatis in a family planning setting.
One hundred women aged 20 or younger attending two family planning clinics specifically targeting teenagers were screened for Chlamydia trachomatis using first void urine specimens. An overall prevalence of 6.2 per cent was found, but there was a marked difference between women attending a city centre site (three per cent) and those attending a clinic in a small rural town.
Kirkwood
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Family Planning and Well Women's Health, 18 Dean Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 INL, UK.
Horn
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Glasier
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Sutherland
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S
Young
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Patrizio
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C
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population