Comparison of outcomes of management of gonorrhoea by clinic-based test of cure with those by telephone follow-up.
We compared the outcomes in 278 patients managed with clinic-based test of cure (phase 1) for gonorrhoea with 271 patients managed with the new policy of telephone follow-up (phase 2). Almost 98% of the patients in both phases were treated within 28 days of diagnosis. Follow-up of the patients was significantly better with telephone follow-up (phase 2), with an increase in proportion of patients reviewed (76.1% compared with 59.7% in phase 1, P < 0.001). Yield of partner notification was 0.22 and 0.31 contacts per case of gonorrhoea within four weeks of treatment of the index case in phases 1 and 2, respectively.
Malu
M K
MK
Whittall Street Clinic, Birmingham B4 6DH, UK. manoj.malu@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Haque
M S
MS
Radcliffe
K W
KW
D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000592:standards*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013689:Telephone; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents