Controlling genital chlamydial infection

Abstract

C trachomatis is the most common curable sexually transmitted pathogen in Britain. Despite previous calls for more attention to be paid to the problem,6 no national screening guidelines are in place, although the Department of Health has recently formed an expert advisory group to address questions of control. The epidemiology of genital chlamydial infection has been incompletely studied. Screening, diagnosis, and treatment remain inconsistent. National surveillance of chlamydial infection is limited to returns from genitourinary medicine clinics and voluntary laboratory reporting.