Based on its 2001 recommendations and a literature review, the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) presents its updated chlamydia screening recommendations for sexually active adolescents and adults. This website includes an overview of the recommendations, clinical considerations, other considerations, a discussion of key considerations, and recommendations of others.

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2013 Jan 22]; Screening for chlamydial infection: recommendation statement. Rockville (MD): U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med 2007;147:128?34. Available from http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf07/chlamydia/chlamydiars.htm