Infections caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis are the most frequently reported notifiable disease in Utah, with
7,080 cases reported in 2011. Two-thirds of the reported cases were among persons between 15 and 24 years of age. The overall
rate for chlamydia in the Utah in 2011 was 251.3 cases per 100,000 persons.
Females with chlamydia infection are at risk for developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and both men and women may
become infertile as a result of untreated chlamydia infections. Untreated chlamydia infections can damage the reproductive
systems of both males and females. Susceptibility to more serious infections such as HIV also increases when an individual
is infected with chlamydia. In addition, pregnant women with chlamydia can pass the infection to their infant during delivery,
potentially resulting in pneumonia or neonatal ophthalmia.
Chlamydia by Race/Ethnicity, Utah, 2011
Data Notes
Rates were calculated by dividing the number of cases within a race/ethnicity group by the population within that group and
multiplying by 100,000.
Data Sources
Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology.
Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for Counties in Utah (2010 Census), U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Rate of newly reported cases of chlamydia by date of diagnosis per 100,000 population.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
Number of newly reported cases of chlamydia by date of diagnosis.
Denominator:
Number of persons in Utah.
Page Content Updated On 12/28/2012,
Published on 12/31/2012
Bureau of Epidemiology, Division of Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, Utah Department of Health,
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2104, Telephone: 801-538-6191, Fax: (801) 538-9923, Website: http://health.utah.gov/epi/, Email:
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