Testing for Chlamydia trachomatis: self-test or laboratory-based diagnosis?

©FFPRHC J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2007: 33(4) Background Increasing publicity about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), in particular about screening young people for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), is accompanied by some confusion about the various types of tests available including those done outside the usual health care settings (Box 1). At the present time, nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are considered to be the most...