title: Screening and management of genital chlamydial infections.
abstract: Chlamydial genital infection is common and asymptomatic in most cases. National screening efforts developed to educate practitioners, expand screening, and link testing to local health laboratories are not meeting the needs of populations at great risk of disease, including young racial/ethnic minority women and sexual minorities. The development and availability of newer diagnostics will likely make chlamydia testing more efficient and widely available for patients and providers. Practitioners are reminded to have a low threshold to offer testing and presumptive treatment to patients that are deemed at high risk of disease, particularly those who are challenging to engage in care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Global Health, Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center (PTC), University of Washington, Box 359927, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. Electronic address: dsingh@u.washington.edu.
authors.forename: Devika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Jeanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Marrazzo
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008913:Minority Groups; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Chlamydia; Chlamydial genital infection; Screening; Sexually transmitted disease