Urogenital chlamydia infection was integrated into the Danish national reporting scheme in 1994. Increasing disease rates have also been encountered in Sweden and Norway, and have been characterized by a growing percentage of male patients. [1,2]

Prevalence surveys:
5.0% of men seen in general practice (2005 publication)
1.3% of women above age 30 in Arhus county (2003 publication)
15.7% of women seeking abortion in Aarhus (2008 publication)

Seroprevalence surveys:
23% of women with tubal factor infertility, and 36% with a self-reported history of PID attending fertility clinics (Arhus, 2007 publication)

1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of Denmark, 2011. Gideon e-book series, 445 pp, 176 graphs, 1251 references, http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-denmark/
2. Berger SA. Miscellaneous Chlamydia: Global Status, 2011. Gideon e-book series, 114 pages, 121 graphs, 835 references http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/disease/miscellaneous-chlamydia-global-status/

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