Knowing What We Do Not Know: Analysis of an Online Consultation Service to Identify Provider Knowledge Gaps in Sexually Transmitted Disease Care

Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Jan;48(1):e1-e4. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001233.

Abstract

The national Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Clinical Consultation Network receives requests regarding complex STD cases. A total of 927 requests from Western states, 2017 to 2019, were analyzed for STD of inquiry and syphilis-specific subtopics. Syphilis requests accounted for most queries, and the number and proportion of syphilis-related requests increased significantly over time.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Syphilis* / diagnosis
  • Syphilis* / epidemiology