Managing chlamydia infections in young men: results from an audit of a public men's clinic in New York City
| Autor: | Janet Garth, Jennifer L. Kerns, Heidi E. Jones, S T Lykes, David L. Bell, E J Pressman, Carolyn Westhoff |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Outpatient Clinics Hospital Adolescent Referral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia trachomatis Dermatology Audit medicine.disease_cause Young Adult Humans Medicine Outpatient clinic Pharmacology (medical) Disease management (health) Young adult Medical Audit Chlamydia business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Disease Management Hispanic or Latino Chlamydia Infections medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Sexual Partners Infectious Diseases Family medicine New York City Contact Tracing Men's Health business Contact tracing |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 22:581-584 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
| DOI: | 10.1258/ijsa.2011.010462 |
| Popis: | Research on management of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among men has largely been neglected. Findings from an audit of 284 CT-infected men from 2004 to 2005 attending a young men's clinic primarily serving Latino men in New York City, NY, USA, are presented. Ninety-nine percent received treatment, with 81% treated within 14 days of a positive test. Three percent reported no partner in the last three months, 17% were referred by a CT-positive partner and 24% were missing partner information. Among the rest, 18% received expedited partner therapy, 4% directly observed therapy, 12% partner referral and 65% did not receive documented partner management. Of the 34% who had a post-treatment visit at least three months after their index visit, only 36% received a test for re-infection. Among primarily Latino men in an urban clinic in New York City, a high proportion of CT cases were treated in a timely manner. However, documentation of partner management was often lacking and few CT cases received tests for re-infection. |
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