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Description of Resource:

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen all sexually active women, including those who are pregnant, for gonorrhea infection if they are at increased risk for infection (that is, if they are young or have other individual or population risk factors).

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Developed By:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

STD-6.1

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia: Screening final recommendation statement [Internet]. 2014 Sep 23 [cited 2015 Jul 19]. Available from: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/RecommendationStatementFinal/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening

Tags:

Effect Health System Change, Reduce Morbidity, Reduce Risk or Incidence of Disease or Condition, Public Health, Healthcare, Primary Prevention, Healthcare Providers, Patients

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/gonorrhea-and-chlamydia-screening-%E2%80%93-women
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 16:01:15.0