title: Reducing Missed Opportunities: Pairing Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening With Syringe Exchange Services.
abstract: About 17.5% of sexually active injection drug users recruited from a syringe exchange in Camden, NJ (n = 120) screened positive for chlamydia/gonorrhea. Among these cases, 40% were detected via extragenital screening. This pilot demonstrates that colocating sexually transmitted infection control with syringe exchange leads to sexually transmitted infection case finding.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Community Health & Prevention and †Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA; ‡Camden Area Health Education Centers, Camden, NJ; and §Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Alexis M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Jesse L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Goldshear
authors.forename: Ana P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Martinez-Donate
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Welles
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chavis
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Der Pol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055030:Drug Users; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D018671:Needle-Exchange Programs; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055815:Young Adult