Epidemiologic differences between chlamydia and gonorrhea

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ID11035591
AuthorsH L Zimmerman, Holger Zimmerman (El Paso County Public Health), John J Potterat, RlCHARD L DUKES, J B Muth, John Muth, H P Zimmerman (El Paso County Public Health), JAMES S FOGLE, CHRISTOPHER I PRATTS
Year1990
Volume80
Issue11
Pages1338-1342
Publication date1990-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.80.11.1338
PMID2240301
OpenAlexW2019790670
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited11

To assess the prevalence, demographics, and transmission patterns of genital chlamydia infection, we screened 3,078 patients, and compared identified cases (N = 511) to gonorrhea cases (N = 291) diagnosed in the same setting. Chlamydia cases were younger and more likely to be White than their gonorrhea counterparts. Chlamydia cases were distributed diffusely; geographic overlap between the two diseases was only about 40 percent. Gonococcal coinfection was noted in less than 10 percent of patients with chlamydia. Nearly half of men with chlamydia and four-fifths of women were asymptomatic and most cases were identified through screening or contact tracing. Populations at high risk for chlamydia are seemingly different from those for gonorrhea. Differences may be due to control interventions (active for gonorrhea, passive for chlamydia). Chlamydia case reporting and control initiatives are recommended

Asymptomatic · Biology · Chlamydia · Coinfection · Contact tracing · Demographics · Disease · Gonorrhea · Gynecology · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Sex organ · Transmission (telecommunications) · Clinical practice guidelines implementation · Demography · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine

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