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Can Chlamydia Screening Prevent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Ann J. Davis

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Chlamydial infection is among the most common causes of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID); thus, screening is highly recommended. To evaluate whether chlamydia screening can prevent PID, U.K. investigators recruited >2500 women (mean age, 21) at universities in London; participants provided self-collected vaginal specimens and were randomized to chlamydia testing and immediate treatment if positive (screened group), …

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Chlamydial infection is among the most common causes of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID); thus, screening is highly recommended. To evaluate whether chlamydia screening can prevent PID, U.K. investigators recruited >2500 women (mean age, 21) at universities in London; participants provided self-collected vaginal specimens and were randomized to chlamydia testing and immediate treatment if positive (screened group), …

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Chlamydial infection is among the most common causes of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID); thus, screening is highly recommended. To evaluate whether chlamydia screening can prevent PID, U.K. investigators recruited >2500 women (mean age, 21) at universities in London; participants provided self-collected vaginal specimens and were randomized to chlamydia testing and immediate treatment if positive (screened group), …

Key concepts: Pelvic inflammatory disease, Chlamydia, Medicine, Chlamydial infection, Chlamydia trachomatis, Disease, Internal medicine, Gynecology

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