Chlamydia screening

Per the CDC, chlamydial infection is the “most commonly reported sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States.” It is the leading preventable cause of infertility in the United States. The first step to consistent chlamydia screening is determining and documenting every adolescent’s sexual history. Develop a system to alert the pediatric healthcare professional if a need for screening is determined, even for patients seen for non-health supervision visits who have not been screened in the past year.

Annual chlamydia screening is recommended for females who are sexually active and for males who are sexually active and have risk factors.

Risk factors for males include settings with high prevalence rates (eg, correctional facilities, national job training programs, military recruits, STI clinics, high school clinics, adolescent clinics); sex with another male; multiple or anonymous sex partners; sex in conjunction with illicit drug use; or sex with partners who participate in these activities.* *Source: 2021-2024 AAP Red Book: Chlamydia trachomatis