The characteristics of patients frequently tested and repeatedly infected with Chlamydia trachomatis in Southwest Limburg, the Netherlands
BackgroundRepeat Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections are common. To better understand the characteristics of patients frequently infected with CT at our sexually transmitted infection (STI) care services, we assessed the differences between patients repeatedly infected with CT and those who repeatedly tested negative.MethodsIn this cross-sectional analysis of cohort data, we assessed individuals tested for CT at different STI care providers between 2011 and mid-2018 in Southwest Limburg, the Netherlands (n=17,616). Patients with >= 2 repeat CT infections in the study period were categoriz... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Wijers , J N A P , Dukers-Muijrers , N H T M , Hoebe , C J P A , Wolffs , P F G & van Liere , G A F S 2020 , ' The characteristics of patients frequently tested and repeatedly infected with Chlamydia trachomatis in Southwest Limburg, the Netherlands ' , BMC Public Health , vol. 20 , no. 1 , 1239 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09334-9 |
Schlagwörter: | Chlamydia / Sexually transmitted infections / Epidemiology / General practice / STI clinic / Repeat infection / Retesting / EUROPEAN GUIDELINE / GONORRHEA / REINFECTION |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26822092 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/ccff0ca6-58bd-49a9-b14a-8fb8b432cd51 |