Register      Login
Sexual Health Sexual Health Society
Publishing on sexual health from the widest perspective
EDITORIAL

Where are we going with chlamydia?

Basil Donovan A B C and Andrew E. Grulich A
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations

A National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of New South Wales, Second Floor, 376 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.

B Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: bdonovan@nchecr.unsw.edu.au

Sexual Health 3(4) 207-208 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH06053
Submitted: 19 September 2006  Accepted: 17 October 2006   Published: 17 November 2006


References


[1] Chen MY,  Donovan B. Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Australia: epidemiology and clinical implications. Sex Health 2004; 1 189–96.
Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | PubMed |

[2] Tony Abbott, Minister for Health and Ageing. Chlamydia projects to target high-risk groups. Media release, 8 August 2006.

[3] Bateson DJ,  Weisberg E,  Lota H. Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the family planning clinical setting across New South Wales. Sex Health 2006; 3 15–20.
PubMed |

[4] Currie MJ,  Martin SJ,  Soo TM,  Bowden F. Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men who have sex with men in clinical and non-clinical settings. Sex Health 2006; 3 123–6.
PubMed |

[5] Kang M,  Rochford A,  Johnston V,  Jackson J,  Freedman E,  Brown K,  Mindel A. Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among ‘high risk’ young people in New South Wales. Sex Health 2006; 3 253–4.
Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

[6] Gaydos CA,  Rizzo-Price PA,  Barnes M,  Dwyer K,  Wood BJ,  Hogan MT. The use of focus groups to design an internet-based program for chlamydia screening with self-administered vaginal swabs: what women want. Sex Health 2006; 3 209–15.
Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

[7] Hocking JS,  Willis J,  Tabrizi S,  Fairley CK,  Garland SM,  Hellard M. A chlamydia prevalence survey of young women living in Melbourne, Victoria. Sex Health 2006; 3 235–40.
Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

[8] Iritani BJ,  Ford CA,  Miller WC,  Hallfors DD,  Halpern CT. Comparison of self-reported and test-identified chlamydial infections among young adults in the United States of America. Sex Health 2006; 3 245–51.
Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

[9] Hocking JS,  Lim MSC,  Vidanapathirana J,  Read TRH,  Hellard M. Chlamydia testing in general practice – a survey of Victorian general practitioners. Sex Health 2006; 3 241–4.
Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

[10] Edmiston N,  Chuah J,  McLaws M-L. An audit of contact tracing activities and record for chlamydia in an urban sexual health clinic. Sex Health 2006; 3 127–8.
PubMed |

[11] Tomnay JE,  Gebert RL,  Fairley CK. A survey of partner notification practices among general practitioners and their use of an internet resource for partner notification for Chlamydia trachomatis. Sex Health 2006; 3 217–20.
Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

[12] Ginige S,  Chen MY,  Hocking JS,  Read TRH,  Fairley CK. Antibiotic consumption and chlamydia prevalence in international studies. Sex Health 2006; 3 221–4.
Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

[13] Walleser S,  Salkeld G,  Donovan B. The cost effectiveness of screening for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Australia. Sex Health 2006; 3 225–34.
Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

[14] Hocking J,  Fairley CK,  Counahan M,  Crofts N. The pattern of notification and testing for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Victoria, 1998–2000. Aust NZ J Public Health 2003; 27 405–8.
PubMed |

[15] Chen MY,  Fairley CK,  Donovan B. Nowhere near the point of diminishing returns: correlations between chlamydia testing and notification rates in New South Wales. Aust NZ J Public Health 2005; 29 249–53.
PubMed |