Human Reproduction, Vol. 17, No. 8, 2215-2216,
August 2002
© 2002 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Chlamydia trachomatis in infertile women undergoing uterine instrumentation: Screen or treat
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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| Introduction |
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Dear Sir,
We read with interest Chlamydia trachomatis in infertile women undergoing uterine instrumentation: Screen or treat (Land et al., 2002
), proposing that prophylactic antibiotics should be given to all infertile women undergoing uterine instrumentation instead of screening for C. trachomatis and treating positive cases only. Universal screening was not considered by the authors to be cost-effective in view of the low incidence of detection of C. trachomatis in the endocervix