Abstract
We used an electronic medical records system retrospectively to evaluate how frequently, in a public hospital and its clinics, combined gonorrhea/chlamydia tests were accompanied by a syphilis test before and during a syphilis outbreak. Among 70,330 gonorrhea/chlamydia tests (1996-2000), the proportion with a syphilis test increased from 13% (preoutbreak) to 50% (intervention period) for men and from 6% to 13% for nonpregnant women. The increased syphilis testing coincided with a multifaceted public health intervention.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis*
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Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology
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Comorbidity
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Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
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Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
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Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration
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Female
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Gonorrhea / diagnosis*
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Gonorrhea / epidemiology
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Hospitals, Public
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Humans
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Indiana / epidemiology
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Longitudinal Studies
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Male
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Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data*
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Population Surveillance
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Public Health Practice / statistics & numerical data
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Residence Characteristics / statistics & numerical data
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Syphilis / diagnosis*
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Syphilis / epidemiology
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Syphilis / prevention & control
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Syphilis Serodiagnosis / statistics & numerical data*