The characteristics of patients frequently tested and repeatedly infected with Chlamydia trachomatis in Southwest Limburg, the Netherlands

Julien N. A. P. Wijers; Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers; Christian J. P. A. Hoebe; Petra F. G. Wolffs; Genevieve A. F. S. van Liere

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The characteristics of patients frequently tested and repeatedly infected with Chlamydia trachomatis in Southwest Limburg, the Netherlands

Julien N. A. P. Wijers^*, Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers, Christian J. P. A. Hoebe, Petra F. G. Wolffs, Genevieve A. F. S. van Liere

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BackgroundRepeat Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections are common. To better understand the characteristics of patients frequently infected with CT at our sexually transmitted infection (STI) care services, we assessed the differences between patients repeatedly infected with CT and those who repeatedly tested negative.MethodsIn this cross-sectional analysis of cohort data, we assessed individuals tested for CT at different STI care providers between 2011 and mid-2018 in Southwest Limburg, the Netherlands (n=17,616). Patients with >= 2 repeat CT infections in the study period were categorized as "patients with repeat CT infections." Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed for the binary outcome measure: patients with repeat CT infections versus patients who repeatedly tested negative (reference group). Additional analyses were performed for only the STI clinic population.ResultsPatients aged

Original language	English
Article number	1239
Number of pages	8
Journal	BMC Public Health
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09334-9
Publication status	Published - 14 Aug 2020

Keywords

Chlamydia
Sexually transmitted infections
Epidemiology
General practice
STI clinic
Repeat infection
Retesting
EUROPEAN GUIDELINE
GONORRHEA
REINFECTION

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The characteristics of patients frequently tested and repeatedly infected with Chlamydia trachomatis in Southwest Limburg, the Netherlands. / Wijers, Julien N. A. P.; Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole H. T. M.; Hoebe, Christian J. P. A. et al.
In: BMC Public Health, Vol. 20, No. 1, 1239, 14.08.2020.

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