The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on chlamydia infection in South Korea: a comparison between the pre-pandemic and during-pandemic periods.

Achangwa Chiara,Sukhyun Ryu, Jae-Heon Jung,Se-Min Hwang

Frontiers in public health（2023）

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Abstract

We identified decrease in the number of chlamydia infection during COVID-19 pandemic which is likely due to underdiagnosis and underreporting for the infection. Therefore, strengthening surveillance for sexually transmitted infections including chlamydia is warranted for an effective and timely response in case of an unexpected rebound in the number of the infections.

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chlamydia, surveillance, sexually transmitted infection (STI), sexually transmitted disease (STD), SARS-CoV-2, Korea

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