UK National Audit of chlamydial infection management in sexual health clinics. case notes audit: information-giving, partner notification and follow-up.
Verbal information-giving is good, but only half of cases were reportedly given written information on chlamydia. Follow-up by 'phoning or texting (43%) was as common as follow-up in clinics (39%). About one-fourth of cases did not have follow up, with no recall for around 60% of these cases. Advice about partner notification (PN) was provided by a health adviser or other suitably trained health professional to 91% of cases, and the method of PN was documented for 92% of these cases. PN outcome was not documented for about 25% of these cases. There was no information on the chlamydial status of sexual contacts of about half of cases, and no information about the treatment status of sexual contacts of about 40% of cases. The average number of contacts screened per index was 0.52 outside London and 0.29 for the London Regions, levels below those suggested in the National Guideline.
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE, UK. Hugo.McClean@hullpct.nhs.uk
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D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000187:drug effects; D016358:Contact Tracing; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008485:Medical Audit; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013689:Telephone; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents