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- Title
Syphilis Testing in Association With Gonorrhea/Chlamydia Testing During a Syphilis Outbreak.
- Authors
Rosenman, Marc B.; Kraft, Stephanie K.; Harezlak, Jaroslaw; Mahon, Barbara E.; Katz, Barry P.; Wang, Jane; Arno, Janet N.
- Abstract
We used an electronic medical records system retrospectively to evaluate how frequently, in a public hospital and its clinics, combined gonorrhea/chlamydia tests were ac companied by a syphilis test before and during a syphilis outbreak. Among 70330 gonorrhea/chlamydia tests (1996-2000), the proportion with a syphilis test increased from 13% (preoutbreak) to 50% (intervention period) for men and from 6% to 13% for nonpregnant women. The increased syphilis testing coincided with a multifaceted public, health intervention. (Am J Public Health, 2004;94:1124-1126).
- Subjects
MEDICAL records; PUBLIC hospitals; MEDICAL screening; SYPHILIS; DISEASE outbreaks
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2004, Vol 94, Issue 7, p1124
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.94.7.1124