Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections among adolescents in a high-incidence area in Norway: genotypes, prevalence, early sexual behaviour and testing patterns – a cross-sectional study The Finnmark High School Study (FHSS)

• Main Author: Gravningen, Kirsten Midttun
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2013
• Subjects: VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Epidemiologi medisinsk og odontologisk statistikk: 803; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Epidemiology medical and dental statistics: 803; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske; odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk molekylærbiologi: 711; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical; dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical molecular biology: 711; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Infeksjonsmedisin: 776; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Communicable diseases: 776; DOKTOR-003; Norway; Føre; Finnmark
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/5649

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly reported curable sexually transmitted infection in Western high-income countries and can cause severe female reproductive tract morbidity. Despite extensive control efforts, chlamydia rates have increased in most countries since the mid-1990s. Young persons...