Clinical aspects of diagnosis of gonorrhea and Chlamydia infection in an acute care setting.
We found a 10.4% prevalence of unrecognized genital gonorrhea and Chlamydia infection among young adults of an urban emergency department. Intensified detection and treatment policies are needed to prevent continued transmission and complications of sexually transmitted infections.
Mehta
S D
SD
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Rothman
R E
RE
Kelen
G D
GD
Quinn
T C
TC
Zenilman
J M
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000652:urine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D022521:Ligase Chain Reaction; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis
D004269:DNA, Bacterial