Chlamydia in Boys

Researchers say chlamydia screenings should also target boys.
The Washington Times (2/22, Wetzstein) reports that a study appearing in the Journal of Infectious Diseases by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine found that "screening all girls for chlamydia isn't enough; boys need to be treated too." Study author Dr. Byron Batteiger said, "If our goal is to reduce the prevalence of chlamydia in our young people...we're going to have to pay attention to finding and treating [their] partners." Researchers followed 400 teenage girls and found that chlamydia infection rates remained approximately the same despite regular screenings and treatment. "The reason for the persistently high prevalence rates was reinfection: Sixty-one girls acquired chlamydia a second time, and another 60 girls were reinfected three to nine times."