Chlamydia sexually transmitted infections (STI)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
GGD Zuid Limburg
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - CT positive females (vaginal CT and/or anal CT) who are 18 years of age or older - Men with positive anal CT diagnosis who are 18 years of age or older
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - not living in the Netherlands and not possible to post envelopes in the Netherlands - Not able to speak/read the Dutch language - pregnant - antibiotic use in the week prior to t-1 through t-0 - complicated CT - location *tippelzone* - CSI participant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Primary 1. The number of days that Ct is still detected after successful treatment. Ct-detection by NAAT in time-sequences of self collected material taken after treatment. 2. The trend in Ct-bacterial load after treatment. Quantifying Ct bacterial load in time-sequences of self collected material taken after treatment 3. Duration of detection of Ct-RNA (as a marker for viable Ct) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Other 1. Typing the serovar and bacterial DNA (to assess possible reinfection) 2. Duration of detection (DNA and RNA) of Ct in relation to bacterial load 3. Duration of detection of Ct and bacterial load in relation to complaints 4. Duration of detection in relation to presence of Ct-RNA 5. Duration of detection of Ct in relation to serotypes | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed