Chlamydia trachomatis testing among 13-25-year-olds in non-genitourinary medicine settings.

Objectives: In this paper we examine Chlamydia trachomatis testing in settings other than genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics, focusing on the factors associated with chlamydial infection and with postal testing.

Methods: Analysis of tests collected from young people aged 13-25 years (n = 4475) between May 2001 and June 2004 via postal testing kits, at a local sexual health clinic, and at further education colleges in Lothian, Scotland.

Results: 84.

Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a subgroup of young men in the UK.

The frequency of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young men in the UK has been found to be consistently lower than that in young women, but studies in such populations might have been affected by selection bias. We tested 798 male military recruits for chlamydia as part of their routine medical examination at Glencorse barracks in Scotland. 78 (9.