title: Comparison of outcomes of management of gonorrhoea by clinic-based test of cure with those by telephone follow-up.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Whittall Street Clinic, Birmingham B4 6DH, UK. manoj.malu@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Malu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Radcliffe
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents