title: Management of Chlamydia trachomatis in a women's hospital: a review of current practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish a measure of testing for Chlamydia trachomatis within the Liverpool Women's Hospital with a view to optimising both testing and management of infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective observational study to review the outcome of Chlamydia testing and subsequent management of patients between September 1997 - September 1998.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was observed that opportunities for detecting infection were missed and testing was undertaken predominantly for diagnostic purposes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Consideration be given to a centralised system for overview of positive results linking with audit/education to reduce sequelae of Chlamydia within gynaecology.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gleave
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hopwood
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mallinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D006113:United Kingdom; D016387:Women's Health