AAUS guideline for chlamydial urethritis.

Urogenital chlamydial infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Many cases of chlamydial infection are reported worldwide every year. Genital chlamydial infection in women can also cause obstetric issues, including infertility and miscarriage. For that purpose, appropriate care should be conducted with the latest knowledge. Only few guidelines come from Asian countries. The Asian Association of Urinary Tract Infection and Sexually Transmitted Infection (AAUS) belonging to the Urological Association of Asia (UAA) had developed the guidelines regarding chlamydial urethritis. We have collected the feedback and updated the guidelines which is now submitted for consideration of publication. In addition to the levels of evidence, the recommendation grades were defined using the modified GRADE methodology. Herein, we present the new edition of the UAA-AAUS guidelines for chlamydial urethritis. Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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Yoshiki Hiyama, Satoshi Takahashi, Mitsuru Yasuda. AAUS guideline for chlamydial urethritis. Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy. 2022 Feb;28(2):142-145

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PMID: 34887176

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