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Table 4 Chlamydia care in GP practices in study countries

From: Provision of chlamydia testing, and training of primary health care staff about chlamydia testing, across four European countries

 

England

Estonia

France

Sweden

GPs regularly provide STI care including chlamydia

Yes

No

Yes, usually only for symptomatic cases

Yes

% of GP services performing any testing for genital CT infection

88%

< 5%

< 10%

>80%

Do GP services provide screening (i.e. testing asymptomatic cases for chlamydia)?

Yes

No

No

Yes

Do GP services test symptomatic cases for chlamydia?

Yes

No

No

Yes (on the request of the patient)

Most commonly used method for chlamydia testing in GP settings

NAAT*

NAAT

NAAT

NAAT

Specimens usually used by GPs for diagnosis of symptomatic cases

Men urine; Women – physician collected cervical swab

Men – urine or physician collected urethral swab; Women – physician collected cervical swab

Men urine; Women – physician collected cervical swab

Men urine; Women – cervical swab or (self-collected) vaginal swabs

Specimens usually used by GPs for screening tests

Men urine; Women – (self-collected) vaginal swabs or urine

Men – urine or physician collected urethral swab; women – physician collected swab (endocervical) or urine

Men - urine samples: women - physician collected swab (endocervical)

Men urine; Women – (self- collected) vaginal swabs

  1. *Nucleic acid amplification tes.