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^a. Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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Meyers DS, Halvorson H, Luckhaupt S. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: An Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Originally in Ann Intern Med 2007;147:135-42. AHRQ Publication No. 07-05101-EF-4, June 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/chlamydia/chlamydiaup.htm