Chlamydia trachomatis Infections: A Rapid Decrease in Denmark from 2022 to 2024 is Driven by the Young Population

Thomas Roland Pedersen; Kirsten Salado-Rasmussen; Steen Hoffmann; Maria Wessman; Jørgen Skov Jensen

doi:10.2340/actadv.v105.43603

Authors

Thomas Roland Pedersen Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-1503
Kirsten Salado-Rasmussen Department of Dermato-venereology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Steen Hoffmann Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
Maria Wessman Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jørgen Skov Jensen Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7464-7435

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43603

Keywords:

Public health, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, Sexually transmitted infections, sexually transmitted infections, Public health surveillance

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