Genital chlamydial infection among male attendees at a sexually transmitted disease clinic in urban Taiwan

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2007 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Public Health, volume 121, pages 534-539 (issn: 0033-3506,

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Authors: M-C, Yu; L-H, Li; L-H, Tang; K-T, Chen;

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.11.006

pmid: 17286995

Genital chlamydial infection among male attendees at a sexually transmitted disease clinic in urban Taiwan

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The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection among male patients attending a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic in urban Taiwan.From July 2003 to June 2004, all male attendees at an STD clinic were invited to participate in this study. Attendees provided a first-void urine sample for examination for C. trachomatis using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay.A total of 390 patients provided first-void urine specimens for testing for C. trachomatis. The overall prevalence of C. trachomatis was 17.7% (95% CI 16.3-19.1%). The age-specific prevalence was higher among patients aged under 20 years and lowest among those aged over 30 years. Approximately 40% of the infections were asymptomatic or subclinical. Younger age (aged

Related Organizations

Department of Health
Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University
Taiwan
Center for Disease Control
Taiwan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States
Tatung University
Taiwan

Keywords

Adult, Male, Marital Status, Sexual Behavior, Age Factors, Taiwan, Urban Health, Chlamydia Infections, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Prevalence, Humans

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