[Screening of asympthomatic patients for chlamydia trachomatis infection in Sofia].
In order to evaluate the prevalence of Chlamydia infection in asymptomatic patients, 568 materials were analyzed. Analysis were performed among women and men aged 16 - 45 years. The observed prevalence rate is 5.5% and is similar to the prevalence reported for other European countries. Our study demonstrates that the prevalence of asymptomatic Chlamydia infection in Sofia is low.
Brankova
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Panaĭotov
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Levterova
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Kantardzhiev
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence