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- Title
Does partner notification of men with asymptomatic non-gonococcal non-chlamydial urethritis identify chlamydia-positive women?
- Authors
McCathie, R. P.; Carlin, E. M.
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to identify the proportion of female contacts of men diagnosed with non-gonococcal non-chlamydial urethritis (NGNCU) who had chlamydial infection, muco-purulent cervicitis (MPC), pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or other genital infections, and to determine whether chlamydial rates are higher in women who are contacts of men with NGNCU. A retrospective case-note review of men with NGNCU and their traced female contacts was performed. Seventy-five men were included in the study, of whom 75% were caucasian and 49% were asymptomatic. Twenty-four women were successfully traced equating to 0.32 contacts per index man. In total, 46% of the women were contacts of asymptomatic men. Overall, 26% of women were identified with chlamydial infection, increasing to 36% in the contacts of asymptomatic men. The diagnosis and partner notification of men with asymptomatic NGNCU does identify female contacts with high chlamydial infection rates. However, such targeting is resource-intensive and invasive urethral screening may deter asymptomatic men from attending. It is likely that the needs of the whole health community will be better served by screening a greater number of men and operating an active partner notification system.
- Subjects
NONGONOCOCCAL urethritis; CHLAMYDIA infections; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; URETHRITIS; URETHRA diseases; CHLAMYDIA trachomatis; GENITOURINARY diseases; COMMUNICABLE diseases; INFECTION
- Publication
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2007, Vol 18, Issue 9, p606
- ISSN
0956-4624
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1258/095646207781568538