CONTEXT: Each year, millions of US youth acquire sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Estimates of the economic burden of STDs can help to quantify the impact of STDs on the …

BACKGROUND The majority of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women are
asymptomatic, but may give rise to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and tubal infertility …

Infection with the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis (often termed" chlamydia") is the most
frequently reported sexually transmitted infection in the United States. The urethra is the …

Since publication of CDC's 1993 guidelines (CDC. Recommendations for the prevention
and management of Chlamydia trachomatis infections, 1993. MMWR 1993; 42 [No. RR-12] …

Background Asymptomatic genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women can lead to
pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and ectopic pregnancy. To design a chlamydia …

Context.—Adolescents are at highest risk for infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, an
important preventable cause of pelvic inflammatory disease and subsequent tubal factor …

Abstract In the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) trial (1985–1990),
active treatment reduced the incidence of cardiovascular events, but not that of dementia …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Chlamydia
trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Mycoplasma genitalium, in …

Background Sequelae of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women are more
strongly linked to repeat infections than to initial ones, and persistent or subsequent …

Goal of this Study: To determine the situations, if any, in which a rapid test might be more
cost-effective and treat more infections than lab-based tests. Study Design: A decision …