title: The elephant never forgets; piloting a chlamydia and gonorrhea retesting reminder postcard in an STD clinic setting.
abstract: We examined the number and proportion of persons retesting and reinfected with Chlamydia and/or gonorrhea 3 to 4 months after initial infection in one New York City sexually transmitted disease clinic using a reminder postcard compared to clinics not using this reminder. Retesting increased; however, the proportion reinfected was lower during the intervention.
authors.affiliation: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of STD Control, New York, NY, USA. panethpo@msu.edu
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paneth-Pollak
authors.forename: Ellen J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Klingler
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blank
authors.forename: Julia A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schillinger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae; D009519:New York City; D011177:Postal Service; D012008:Recurrence; D017010:Reminder Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control