martes, 23 de septiembre de 2014

Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf13/sti12/stifinalrs.htm. Additionally, the Task Force released a final recommendation statement on screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf13/gonchlam/gonchlamfinalrs.htm. Fact sheets that explain the final recommendations in plain language will be available on the Task Force Web site in the upcoming days. The final recommendation statements can also be found in the September 23 online issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Current Recommendation

Release Date: September 2014

The USPSTF recommends screening for chlamydia in sexually active women aged 24 years or younger and in older women who are at increased risk for infection.
Grade: B Recommendation.
The USPSTF recommends screening for gonorrhea in sexually active women aged 24 years or younger and in older women who are at increased risk for infection.
Grade: B Recommendation.
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in men.
Grade: I statement.

Supporting Document	Related Items
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 180 KB; PDF Help)	Clinical Summary (PDF File, 71 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Summary (PDF File, 141 KB; PDF Help)	Final Evidence Review (PDF File, 1.4 MB; PDF Help)
Final Research Plan	N/A