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| An Effect of Changing a Screening Test for Detecting Chlamydia
infection in a Community |
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Eun Hee Kim, Jiro Kim, Jong-Myon Bae |
Correspondence:
Jong-Myon Bae,
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While a healthcare center changed a screening test for detecting Chlamydia infections on late March 2017, the center
reported sudden increased test positive (TP, %) in the first half of this year. The aim was to evaluate the association between
this soar in TP and the test change. To confirm the effect of the test change, the data was limited in mandatory screenees of
the nationwide health program for managing sexually transmitted diseases with females aged over 20 years old in the first half
of this year. TPs and their confidence intervals (CI) before (January to March) and after (April to June) test change were
estimated. TP were 0% and 6.77% (95% CI: 4.29-10.07) before and after test change, respectively. The soar in TP of
Chlamydia infections in the first half of this year could be explained by an effect of changing the screening test. |
| Key Words:
Chlamydia infections, Sexually transmitted diseases, Polymerase chain reaction, Point-of-care testing |
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