title: Which measure of contact tracing performance? -- using audit as the evidence base.
abstract: Different measures of contact tracing were computed in a large UK regional audit, and good correlation was found between the percentage of index cases with at least one contact seen and other measures of contact tracing. The importance of definition in the writing of standards to inform clinical practice is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Conifer House, West Hull Primary Care NHS Trust, Conifer House, 32-36 Prospect Street, Hull, HU2 8PX, UK. Hugo.McClean@whpct.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McClean
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haworth
authors.forename: Janette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D016358:Contact Tracing; D016208:Databases, Factual; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards