An audit of the interval to treatment of anogenital Chlamydia trachomatis at Scottish genitourinary medicine clinics
| Autor: | C Oroz, S Baguley, N Steedman, I Fernando |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Sexually transmitted disease
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Outpatient Clinics Hospital Time Factors Adolescent Chlamydia trachomatis Dermatology Audit medicine.disease_cause Venereology medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) National standard Retrospective Studies Medical Audit Chlamydia business.industry Transmission (medicine) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Chlamydia Infections Middle Aged medicine.disease Anus Surgery Genitourinary medicine Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Scotland Female business |
| Zdroj: | International journal of STDAIDS. 19(2) |
| ISSN: | 0956-4624 |
| Popis: | Summary Timely treatment of sexually transmitted infections can reduce complications and prevent onward transmission. Several audit standards exist in this area. We audited the timeliness of treatment of 538 episodes of chlamydia at 12 Scottish genitourinary medicine clinics against a national standard and against a local best practice target. Three clinics treated 95% of patients within two weeks and 10 clinics treated 95% of patients within four weeks. All clinics treated 60% of patients within four weeks. Overall, all clinics performed well against published standards, but less well against the best practice target. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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