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Dudareva-Vizule, S., Haar, K., Sailer, A., Jansen, K., Hamouda, O., Wisplinghoff, H., Tiemann, C., Pape, E. and Bremer, V. (2017). Establishment of a voluntary electronic Chlamydia trachomatis laboratory surveillance system in Germany, 2008 to 2014. Eurosurveillance, 22 (6). S. 19 - 29. STOCKHOLM: EUR CENTRE DIS PREVENTION & CONTROL. ISSN 1560-7917

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Abstract

Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections are not reportable in Germany and limited data on prevalence are available. CT screening has been offered free of charge to pregnant women since 1995 and to all women under 25 years since 2008. For symptomatic women and men, diagnostic testing is covered by statutory health insurance. We describe the establishment of a nationwide, laboratory-based, voluntary sentinel that electronically collects information on all performed CT tests with test results, test reason and patient information. The sentinel represents one third of all performed CT tests in Germany. In the period from 2008 to 2014, 3,877,588 CT tests were reported, 93% in women. Women aged 20-24 years and men aged 25-29 years were the most frequently tested age groups. The overall proportion of positive tests (PPT) among women was 3.9% and among men 11.0%. The highest PPT among women was in the age groups 15-19 (6.8%) and 20-24 years (5.9%), and among men in the age groups 20-24 (19.2%), 15-19 (15.4%) and 25-29 years (14.8%). The PPT for CT was high among women and men younger than 25 years. Prevention is urgently needed. Monitoring of CT infection in Germany should be continued.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Dudareva-Vizule, S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Haar, K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sailer, A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jansen, K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hamouda, O. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wisplinghoff, H. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Tiemann, C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pape, E. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bremer, V. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-239885
DOI:	10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.6.30459
Journal or Publication Title:	Eurosurveillance
Volume:	22
Number:	6
Page Range:	S. 19 - 29
Date:	2017
Publisher:	EUR CENTRE DIS PREVENTION & CONTROL
Place of Publication:	STOCKHOLM
ISSN:	1560-7917
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS; PELVIC-INFLAMMATORY-DISEASE; PREVALENCE; POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GONORRHEA; OUTCOMES; WOMEN Multiple languages Infectious Diseases Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/23988