RT Journal
T1 Chlamydia screening: A routine test
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2009
FD June 1
VO 163
IS 6
SP 592
OP 592
DO 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.99
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.99
AB 
Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Any sexually active person can become infected with chlamydia by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex. It can also be passed from an infected mother to her infant during vaginal childbirth. The highest rates of chlamydia are in persons aged 15 to 24 years; an estimated 6% to 10% of these adolescents and young women test positive for chlamydia.