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Diagnostics
Effectiveness of pharmacy-based screening program assessed in Amsterdam
March 10th, 2005
Researchers in the Netherlands investigated the effectiveness, both in terms of case detection and cost, of a pharmacy-based screening program for chlamydiosis. J.E.A.M. Van Bergen and colleagues, SoaAids Nederland, explained, "In order to increase case-detection of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) in a multicultural, low-income and high-CT-prevalence neighborhood, a novel approach was piloted in collaboration with the pharmacy of the health center. "During a 2-year period, women aged 15-29 years who collected their contraceptives at the pharmacy were offered CT-test materials. Home-collected urine could be mailed to the laboratory and the general...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-10)
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