Chlamydia trachomatis infection and seropositivity in women reporting sexual contact to a chlamydia-infected partner

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• Alternative Title:
  Sex Transm Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gupta, Kanupriya ; Van Der Pol, Barbara ; Press, Christen G. ; Geisler, William M.
• Description:
  Among 73 women presenting to a sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic in Birmingham, Alabama for reported sexual contact to a chlamydia-infected partner, Chlamydia trachomatis was detected in genital specimens in 24 (32.8%), less often in women reporting prior chlamydial infection ( P = 0.001). Most women (93.2%) were C. trachomatis seropositive.
• Keywords:
  Alabama Chlamydia Chlamydia Infections Chlamydia Trachomatis Contact Female Humans Partner Prevalence Serology Sexual Behavior

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• Source:
  Sex Transm Dis. 49(9):e97-e99
• Pubmed ID:
  35728006
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9357228
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 AI093692/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP005037/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U48DP005037/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:218744f5e42baeed3844f5b1c8a99020db88a8032767f94a49b0ff27bbc50cf3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120106/cdc_120106_DS1.pdf
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