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Chlamydia Trachomatis
U.K.'s proposed pilot project offering free testing in pharmacies raises issues
March 10th, 2005
The British government's pilot scheme offering free chlamydia testing in pharmacies is to be applauded, but a number of issues need to be resolved if it is to be a success, concludes an editorial in the February 19, 2005, issue of The Lancet. Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI). Recent reports suggest that more than 10% of Japanese teenagers are infected with Chlamydia, that the incidence of chlamydial infection in U.K. men rose by around 15% between 2001 and 2002, and that the prevalence of chlamydia in black American women is over 13%. The U.K. Health Protection Agency has found that in 45- to...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-10)
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