Journal article
Trends in chlamydia positivity among heterosexual patients from the Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance, 2007-2011
MSC Lim, C El-Hayek, JL Goller, CK Fairley, PLT Nguyen, RA Hamilton, DJ Henning, KM McNamee, ME Hellard, MA Stoove
Medical Journal of Australia | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10108
Abstract
Objective: To describe trends in chlamydia positivity from 2007 to 2011 among heterosexual people tested for chlamydia at selected clinics that provide services to people at high risk in Victoria, Australia. Design: The Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance is a prospective system that collates pathology results from laboratories and demographic and behavioural data from a questionnaire. Setting: Two sexual health clinics and six other primary care clinics that target young people and women at high risk. Participants: All clients tested for chlamydia at sentinel clinics. Individuals aged less than 16 years, sex workers, or those reporting any same-sex sexual partners in th..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank patients attending sentinel sites and the clinicians, scientists and other staff at participating sentinel clinics and laboratories for their contribution to the Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance (VPCNSS) on bloodborne viruses and STIs. The Department of Health Victoria provides funding support for VPCNSS. Megan Lim is supported by an NHMRC Early Career Researcher Fellowship. Margaret Hellard Is supported by an NHMRC Research Fellowship. Maelenn Gouillou and Paul Aglus assisted us in statistical analysis and data management. We gratefully acknowledge the contribution to this work of the Victorian Operational Infrastructure Support Program received by the Burnet Institute.