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Screening for Chlamydial Infection: Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
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Who developed these recommendations?
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a group of health experts that makes recommendations about preventive health care.
What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Sexually transmitted infections spread from 1 person to another during sexual relations. Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterium that causes a common sexually …
