Knowledge and practices of Chlamydia trachomatis infection screening and caring in 2022: practice survey in general practitioners in the Manche department ; Connaissances et pratiques de dépistage et de traitement de l’infection à Chlamydia trachomatis en 2022 : enquête de pratique auprès des médecins généralistes de la Manche

Chlamydia trachomatis infection (CTI) is the most frequentbacterial sexually transmitted infection in France and the world. Cases screening is based ongeneral practitioners (GPs) in France.We asked general practitioners in Manche about their screening and caring practises for CTI. Weused paper questionnaires rated out of 20 points. We asked 341 GPs during January 2022.139 have been validated (40.1% response rate). 53% of GPs knew CTI french prevalence andthe most commonly affected population. GPs didn’t know very well screening criteria in men andwomen, such as CTI sampling methods. PCR as CTI diagnosis method has been usually used.GPs knew CTI treatment: they used commonly azithromycin (77%) and doxycyclin (8.6%). Only26% GPs prescribed caring control at 3-6 months and/or blood samples to research other sexuallytransmitted infections. Compared with the literature, GPs overestimated their participation in CTIscreening. They took too much into acount sexual orientation of women who consulted them asscreening criteria. On the contrary, they didn’t take enough into acount the age of their patients.They practiced fewer screen tests than others when their patients had unprotected sex. Theyconsidered the "change of sexual partner in the past year" criteria more than their colleagues.GPs seem eager to improve their practices and the frequency of their screenings. Screening couldbe organized at the national level on an annual basis. We could use self-sampling kits sent athome or collected from the attending physician. Information campaigns aimed at the public andprofessionnals are insufficient and need to be more publicized. ; L’infection à Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) est l’infection sexuellement transmissible bactérienne la plus fréquente en France et dans le monde. Le dépistage repose en France sur plusieurs acteurs de santé et notamment sur le médecin généraliste (MG). 341 MG du département de la Manche ont été interrogés courant janvier 2022 sur leurs pratiques de dépistage et de traitement de l’infection à CT par ...