Publications by authors named "Ren Ikeda"
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- A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of three methods—IgG serum antibodies, electronic health records (EHR), and self-report—in measuring past Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections among 122 men who have sex with men (MSM) in King County, WA.
- Results showed that while only 41.5% of those with IgG antibodies had a recorded CT diagnosis in EHRs, a much higher percentage (74.4%) self-reported a history of the infection.
- The findings suggest that using self-reporting alongside IgG serum testing may prove to be a more reliable indicator of past CT infections, particularly in areas lacking comprehensive EHR systems.
Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is a sexually transmitted infection that can lead to adverse reproductive health outcomes. CT prevalence estimates are primarily derived from screening using nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs). However, screening guidelines in the United States only include particular subpopulations, and NAATs only detect current infections.
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