Release Date: June 2007
Summary of Recommendation and Evidence / Supporting Documents
Summary of Recommendation and Evidence
- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for chlamydial infection for all sexually active non-pregnant young women aged 24 and younger and for older non-pregnant women who are at increased risk.
Grade: A Recommendation.
- The USPSTF recommends screening for chlamydial infection for all pregnant women aged 24 and younger and for older pregnant women who are at increased risk.
Grade: B Recommendation.
- The USPSTF recommends against routinely providing screening for chlamydial infection for women aged 25 and older, whether or not they are pregnant, if they are not at increased risk.
Grade: C Recommendation.
- The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for chlamydial infection for men.
Grade: I Statement.
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Supporting Documents
Screening for Chlamydial Infection, June 2007
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 350 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis (PDF File, 210 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Update Summary (PDF File, 120 KB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary (PDF File, 50 KB. PDF Help)
How to Read the New Recommendation Statement: Methods Update (PDF File, 300 KB; PDF Help)
Current Processes: Refining Evidence-based Recommendation Development (PDF File, 68 KB; PDF Help)
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Current as of June 2007
Internet Citation:
Screening for Chlamydial Infection, Topic Page. June 2007. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspschlm.htm
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