Early detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in university residential colleges

A pilot urine screening program for early detection of Chlamydia trachomati s infection was carried out in four residential colleges of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. We enlisted the support of the colleg es in an awareness program about the link between chlamydia and infertility , and distributed promotional material to each student. A urine-based polym erase chain reaction screening protocol was developed to assess the prevale nce of C. trachomatis. Of 274 students screened (178 women and 96 men), two women tested positive by urine Amplicor PCR assay. No men tested positive.