title: [The Dutch Health Council report on screening for Chlamydia: too reserved].
abstract: The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) increased in the Netherlands in the years 2000-2003. A recent population-based study showed that Chlamydia infections were a problem in urbanised areas; prevalence in rural areas was low. In 2004, the Dutch Health Council advised against a national screening programme for Chlamydia. However, the newest figures on the distribution of Chlamydia infections suggest that screening in large cities might be cost-effective. Much can be learned from the screening programme in the United Kingdom.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, afd. Huisartsgeneeskunde, Postbus 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen. j.h.dekker@med.rug.nl
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Dekker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014504:Urban Health