Chlamydia trachomatis and the Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Female Infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among Primary Care Patients

D. J. den Heijer, Casper; J. P. A. Hoebe, Christian; H. M. Driessen, Johanna; Wolffs, Petra; V F van den Broek, I; M. Hoenderboom, Bernice; Williams, Rachael; de Vries, Frank; H. T. M. Dukers–Muijrers, Nicole

doi:10.1093/cid/ciz429

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Chlamydia trachomatis and the Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Female Infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among Primary Care Patients

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • May 27, 2019

Authors:

Casper D. J. den Heijer

Christian J. P. A. Hoebe

Johanna H. M. Driessen

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy, and infertility in women with a previous Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) diagnosis compared with women who tested negative for CT and CT untested women, considering both targeted and incidental (ie, prescribed for ...

Subject

Medicine

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Chlamydia trachomatis

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