Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in adolescents in Northern Italy: an observational school-based study

• Main Authors: Alberto Matteelli (Author), Michela Capelli (Author), Giorgia Sulis (Author), Giuseppe Toninelli (Author), Anna Cristina C. Carvalho (Author), Sergio Pecorelli (Author), Arnaldo Caruso (Author), Carlo Bonfanti (Author), Franco Gargiulo (Author), Francesco Donato (Author), (on behalf of the Clamigon Study Group) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background We carried out a study to evaluate the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae genital infections in school-based adolescents in Northern Italy. Methods Systematic screening for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae genital infection was performed in 13th grade...