TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of outcomes of management of gonorrhoea by clinic-based test of cure with those by telephone follow-up
AU - Malu, MK
AU - Haque, Mohammad
AU - Radcliff, E
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1258/095646206779307658
DO - 10.1258/095646206779307658
M3 - Article
C2 - 17212864
SN - 0956-4624
VL - 17
SP - 847
EP - 850
JO - International journal of STD & AIDS
JF - International journal of STD & AIDS
IS - 12
ER -