title: A multidistrict audit on the management of Chlamydia trachomatis in genitourinary medicine clinics in Yorkshire.
abstract: Nine genitourinary clinics (one teaching hospital and 8 district general hospitals) within the Yorkshire Deanery audited the management of uncomplicated genital chlamydial infections in male and female patients attending between January and December 1995. Standards set included: 100% of chlamydia-positive patients to be treated within 2 weeks of diagnosis; 100% of patients to return for test of cure within one month of treatment; 100% of patients to be referred for contact tracing. Four hundred and thirty-six of a total 1356 cases were audited. Eighty-nine per cent received treatment within 2 weeks; 64% returned for a test of cure within one month; 93% were referred for contact tracing. Changes in practice and a region-wide multidisciplinary audit initiative resulted from the study.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Sexual Health, Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Leeds General Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gilliatt
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom