Vol. 35 No. 5 (2018): October
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Document: Chlamydia trachomatis: fundamentals of the importance of screening in the public health system

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  • Andrea Huneeus-Vergara,
  • Humberto Soriano-Brücher,
  • Ricardo Pommer-Tellez,
  • Luis Delpiano-Méndez,
  • Francisca Salas-Pacheco,
  • Pablo Céspedes-Pino,
  • Carolina Schulin-Zeuthen
Andrea Huneeus-Vergara
Sociedad Chilena de Ginecología Infantil y de la Adolescencia
Humberto Soriano-Brücher
Sociedad Chilena de Medicina Reproductiva
Ricardo Pommer-Tellez
Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría
Luis Delpiano-Méndez
Sociedad Chilena de Infectología
Francisca Salas-Pacheco
Sociedad Chilena de Ginecología y Obstetricia
Pablo Céspedes-Pino
Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría
Carolina Schulin-Zeuthen
Sociedad Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecología Infantil y de la Adolescencia

Published 2018-11-25

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Huneeus-Vergara A, Soriano-Brücher H, Pommer-Tellez R, Delpiano-Méndez L, Salas-Pacheco F, Céspedes-Pino P, Schulin-Zeuthen C. Document: Chlamydia trachomatis: fundamentals of the importance of screening in the public health system. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 25 [cited 2025 Nov. 23];35(5). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/247

Copyright (c) 2018 Andrea Huneeus-Vergara, Humberto Soriano-Brücher, Ricardo Pommer-Tellez, Luis Delpiano-Méndez, Francisca Salas-Pacheco, Pablo Céspedes-Pino, Carolina Schulin-Zeuthen

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Abstract

The sexually transmitted infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis has a high prevalence in Chile and other latitudes and is associated with serious risks to the reproductive health of those who become infected. Screening with self- collected samples and detection by amplification of nucleic acids is the most effective form of sanitary control. Until now, in Chile, the diagnosis and epidemiological management of C. trachomatis is not carried out in public health. The Ministry of Health of Chile is making important progress to start this implementation. The Medical Societies are committed to participate in this process to achieve effective control of this infection in our population.
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