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  • Title: [Which women should be tested for Chlamydia trachomatis in general practice?].
    Author: Halvorsen LE, Skjeldestad FE, Nordbø SA, Løge I.
    Journal: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen; 1992 Jun 20; 112(16):2080-1. PubMed ID: 1523627.
    Abstract:
    Specimens to test for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae were collected as a routine from female patients undergoing gynecological examinations in general practice. In 3.9% of 517 non-pregnant women the culture for C trachomatis was positive. None were infected with N gonorrhoeae. C trachomatis was detected in ten of 138 (7.2%) women with genital symptoms, compared with ten of 379 (2.6%) without symptoms. The annual incidence rate for C trachomatis in asymptomatic patients was 0.3% for women older than 25 years, and 5.4% for women younger than 25 years. Routine testing for C trachomatis is recommended during gynecological examination in general practice of asymptomatic women younger than 25 years. Tests should be taken at minimum two-year intervals. Routine tests for N gonorrhoeae are not recommended.
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