イギリスの若い男性のサブグループで,性器のクラミジア・トラホマティス感染が確認されました
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Invasion of Human Cells by a Bacterial Pathogen
Published on: March 21, 2011
Louise McKay1, Hilary Clery, Katy Carrick-Anderson
1Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Lauriston Place, EH3 9YW, Edinburgh, UK.
Lancet (London, England)
|June 5, 2003
まとめ
性器内クロミジア・トラホマティス感染症は若い男性に多く見られ,ほとんどの症例は無症状である. 男性の機会性スクリーニングは,効果的な公衆衛生戦略に不可欠です.
科学分野:
- 性的健康 性的健康について
- 感染症 感染症は感染症です.
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
背景:
- 性器性クラミジア・トラホマティス感染率は,一般的に若い男性では女性よりも低い.
- 以前の研究は,選択バイアスの影響を受けることがあります.
- 多様な男性集団における感染率を理解することは不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 男性軍人徴兵のコホートにおけるクラミジア・トラホマティス感染の有病率を決定する.
- この集団における無症状感染の割合を評価する.
主な方法:
- 798人の男性徴兵のコホートは,通常の医療検査を受けました.
- 試験の一環として,クラミジア・トラホマティス検査が行われました.
- 感染率は,さまざまな年齢層で分析されました.
主要な成果:
- 新兵の9.8% (78/798) がクラミジア・トラホマティスに陽性だった.
- 感染率は,コホート内のすべての年齢層で一貫していました.
- 感染した男性の高い割合 (88%,69/78) は無症状であった.
結論:
- クラミジア・トラホマティス感染症は,若い男性軍人新兵に多く見られる.
- 症状のない感染率が高いことは,男性における機会性スクリーニングの必要性を強調しています.
- 発見は,男性のための日常的な健康評価にクラミジア検査を統合することを支持しています.
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