title: Impact of Introducing Triage Criteria for Express Testing at a Canadian Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic.
abstract: The implementation of express testing in an sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic reduced the length of visit time compared with other visit types and increased the proportion of STIs diagnosed at clinic visits. Express testing did not impact the time to treatment for asymptomatic patients diagnosed as having an STI.
authors.affiliation: From the *STI Centralized Services and †STI Clinic, Alberta Health Services (AHS), Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gratrix
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brandley
authors.forename: Penny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smyczek
authors.forename: Ameeta E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors; D014218:Triage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*