Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Female Soldiers, Israel

We examined the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Israeli female soldiers. The prevalence was 3.2% among soldiers seeking medical care; rural residence was identified as a significant risk factor. Nevertheless, given the study design, recommending broad-scale screening of Israeli fema...

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Autores principales: Bamberger, Ellen S., Siegler, Efraim, Makler-Shiran, Einat, Patel, Mihir V., Steinberg, Jordan M., Gershtein, Rosa, Srugo, Isaac
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14609479
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030100
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Sumario:We examined the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Israeli female soldiers. The prevalence was 3.2% among soldiers seeking medical care; rural residence was identified as a significant risk factor. Nevertheless, given the study design, recommending broad-scale screening of Israeli female soldiers may be premature.(2)

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