Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Shifting Age-Based Positivity Among Young Females, 2010–2017

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Authors

Harvey W. Kaufman · Quest Diagnostics (United States)

Thomas L. Gift · National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention

Kristen Kreisel · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Justin K. Niles · Quest Diagnostics (United States)

Damian P. Alagia · Quest Diagnostics (United States)

Abstract

Healthcare providers may want to consider this positivity rate age shift in Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae to inform prevention and control strategies, including considering the potential for increased risk in women aged 25-30 years.

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive tract infections research Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volume 59, Issue 5, pp. 697-703

DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.05.023

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