Managing chlamydia infections in young men: results from an audit of a public men's clinic in New York City

Research on management of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among men has largely been neglected. Findings from an audit of 284 CT-infected men from 2004 to 2005 attending a young men's clinic primarily serving Latino men in New York City, NY, USA, are presented. Ninety-nine percent received treatment...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2011-10, Vol.22 (10), p.581-584
Main Authors: Jones, H E, Pressman, E J, Bell, D L, Kerns, J L, Lykes, S T, Garth, J, Westhoff, C L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis
Chlamydia Infections - drug therapy
Chlamydia Infections - epidemiology
Chlamydia Infections - ethnology
Chlamydia trachomatis
Contact Tracing
Disease Management
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
General aspects
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical Audit
Medical sciences
Men's Health
New York City - ethnology
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital - standards
Sexual Partners
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - drug therapy
Young Adult
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Summary:Research on management of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among men has largely been neglected. Findings from an audit of 284 CT-infected men from 2004 to 2005 attending a young men's clinic primarily serving Latino men in New York City, NY, USA, are presented. Ninety-nine percent received treatment, with 81% treated within 14 days of a positive test. Three percent reported no partner in the last three months, 17% were referred by a CT-positive partner and 24% were missing partner information. Among the rest, 18% received expedited partner therapy, 4% directly observed therapy, 12% partner referral and 65% did not receive documented partner management. Of the 34% who had a post-treatment visit at least three months after their index visit, only 36% received a test for re-infection. Among primarily Latino men in an urban clinic in New York City, a high proportion of CT cases were treated in a timely manner. However, documentation of partner management was often lacking and few CT cases received tests for re-infection.
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1258/ijsa.2011.010462