title: Diagnosis and Management of Uncomplicated Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Adolescents and Adults: Summary of Evidence Reviewed for the 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines.
abstract: In preparation for the 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment Guidelines, the CDC convened an advisory group in 2013 to examine recent abstracts and published literature addressing the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of STDs. This article summarizes the key questions, evidence, and recommendations for the diagnosis and management of uncomplicated Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection in adolescents and adults that were considered in development of the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines. The evidence reviewed primarily focused on CT infection risk factors in women, clinical significance of oropharyngeal CT detection, acceptability and performance of CT testing on self-collected specimens in men, performance of CT point-of-care tests, efficacy of recommended and investigational CT infection treatments, and timing of test of cure following CT infection treatment in pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Geisler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014481:United States
keywords: CDC; chlamydia; diagnosis; guidelines; management