Burden of Recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Young Women: Further Uncovering the “Hidden Epidemic”
Niccolai LM, Hochberg AL, Ethier KA, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR. Burden of Recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Young Women: Further Uncovering the “Hidden Epidemic”. JAMA Pediatrics 2007, 161: 246-251. PMID: 17339505, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.3.246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC trachomatis infectionRecurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infectionsChlamydia trachomatis infectionTrachomatis infectionRecurrent infectionsYoung womenCommunity-based health centersPrior chlamydia infectionUrine-based screeningMedical record reviewSubstantial health burdenState health departmentsReproductive health careExposure of interestTime of recruitmentCohort studyProspective followCommon bacterialMedian timeRecord reviewChlamydia infectionClinician referralHuman immunodeficiencyHealth burdenHealth centers