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Malanda Nsuami1, Migel Elie, Bridget N Brooks, Ladatra S Sanders, Theresa D Nash, Feseha Makonnen, Stephanie N Taylor, Deborah A Cohen.
Abstract
In an urban school district, 636 students in grades 9-12 were tested for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by ligase chain reaction assays using specimens collected for routine urinalyses during sports physical examinations. Chlamydia and gonorrhea prevalences were 2.8% and 0.7% among males, and 6.5% and 2.0% among females, respectively. Among athletes infected with either sexually transmitted disease (STD), 93.1% reported no symptoms, and treatment was documented for 75.9%. Sports physicals offered a unique opportunity to screen and treat adolescents for STDs and to provide STD-prevention counseling.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12729982 DOI： 10.1016/s1054-139x(03)00017-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc Health ISSN： 1054-139X Impact factor: 5.012