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Updated guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on detection of chlamydial infection recommend screening all sexually active, nonpregnant women aged 24 years and younger, as well as older women at increased risk and all pregnant women aged 24 years and younger.
The guidelines, which were last published in 2001, do not recommend screening older women, regardless of pregnancy, if they are not at increased risk. The task force stated that there is not enough evidence to make a recommendation regarding the screening of men.
The updated recommendations are similar to those of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the difference that these organizations recommend screening for women aged 25 years and younger.
The updated guidelines document can be found at the Web site of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf07/chlamydia/chlamydiars.htm
Updated guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on detection of chlamydial infection recommend screening all sexually active, nonpregnant women aged 24 years and younger, as well as older women at increased risk and all pregnant women aged 24 years and younger.
The guidelines, which were last published in 2001, do not recommend screening older women, regardless of pregnancy, if they are not at increased risk. The task force stated that there is not enough evidence to make a recommendation regarding the screening of men.
The updated recommendations are similar to those of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the difference that these organizations recommend screening for women aged 25 years and younger.
The updated guidelines document can be found at the Web site of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf07/chlamydia/chlamydiars.htm
Updated guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on detection of chlamydial infection recommend screening all sexually active, nonpregnant women aged 24 years and younger, as well as older women at increased risk and all pregnant women aged 24 years and younger.
The guidelines, which were last published in 2001, do not recommend screening older women, regardless of pregnancy, if they are not at increased risk. The task force stated that there is not enough evidence to make a recommendation regarding the screening of men.
The updated recommendations are similar to those of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the difference that these organizations recommend screening for women aged 25 years and younger.
The updated guidelines document can be found at the Web site of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf07/chlamydia/chlamydiars.htm