Trends in Chlamydia trachomatis IgG seroprevalence in the general population of the Netherlands over 20 years
OBJECTIVES: To report sex and age-specific (Ct) seroprevalence estimates in the general population of the Netherlands between 1996 and 2017 and identify risk factors associated with Ct seropositivity. METHODS: Participants (n=5158, aged 15-59 years) were included from three independent nationwide population-based serosurveillance studies in 1996, 2007 and 2017. Participants completed a questionnaire on demographics and sexual behaviour. Serum antibodies were analysed using Medac Ct IgG ELISA test. Census weights were assigned to achieve seroprevalence estimates representative of the general Du... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Alexiou , Z W , van Aar , F , Hoenderboom , B M , Morre , S A & Heijne , J C M 2024 , ' Trends in Chlamydia trachomatis IgG seroprevalence in the general population of the Netherlands over 20 years ' , Sexually Transmitted Infections , pp. 31-38 . https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2023-055888 |
Schlagwörter: | chlamydia infections / population surveillance / seroepidemiologic studies |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27207054 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/f27cb3c5-8341-44ab-81b0-26a4e905335f |