Less antibiotic use lets chlamydia bloom | The Australian

"A study online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases analysed records of heterosexual women attending a city sexual health clinic for the first time between 2003 and 2007. The proportion of women testing positive for chlamydia increased on average by 12 per cent a year. About 4 per cent of women were positive in 2003, compared with almost 7 per cent in 2007. An explanation could be that fewer antibiotics are being prescribed that would inadvertently also treat chlamydia infection, the authors say."

BBC NEWS | Health | GPs not promoting chlamydia tests

"A snapshot study of 25 practices in England found most were not prominently displaying posters and leaflets.

And most staff were not routinely offering tests to the target population of 15 to 24-year-olds, the BMC Public Health journal reported.

The researchers said education was needed to change staff attitudes towards sexual health."

Fewer antibiotics, more Chlamydia - www.6minutes.com.au

"Rates of chlamydia positivity among women attending a Melbourne sexual health service rose from 4.2% in 2003 to 6.7% in 2007 despite testing rates remaining constant, a study in STD shows.

After adjusting for other confounding factors, the results showed there was an increase in chlamydia rates among women of 12% a year, say researchers from the School of Population Health at the University of Melbourne."

Chlamydia cases on the rise in Grey-Bruce - Owen Sound Sun Times - Ontario, CA

"Cases of chlamydia in Grey- Bruce jumped 70% from 2006 to 2008, a trend local health unit officials expect will continue this year.

Last year, 234 people tested positive for the sexually transmitted bacterial infection. By the midway point of this year, 142 cases were confirmed.

The six-month total exceeds the 2006 count and is 25% higher than the number of positive results from the same period in 2008.

Denna Leach, a sexual health program manager at the Grey Bruce Health Unit, said the reason for the spike in local chlamydia cases is unclear. More people may be infected, or more people may be getting tested."