Syphilis Time to Treatment at Publicly Funded Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics Versus Non–Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics—Maricopa and Pima Counties, Arizona, 2009–2012

Delays in syphilis treatment may contribute to transmission. We evaluated time to treatment for symptomatic patients with syphilis by clinical testing site in 2 Arizona counties. Fewer patients were tested and treated at publicly funded sexually transmitted disease clinics, but received the timelies...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted diseases 2016-01, Vol.43 (1), p.30-33
Main Authors: Robinson, Candice L., Young, Lauren, Bisgard, Kristine, Mickey, Tom, Taylor, Melanie M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arizona - epidemiology
Clinics
Disease control
Disease transmission
Female
Health Care Reform
Health services
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Male
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Patients
Safety-net Providers
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Syphilis
Syphilis - prevention & control
Syphilis - therapy
Time-to-Treatment
Treponema pallidum
Young Adult
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Summary:Delays in syphilis treatment may contribute to transmission. We evaluated time to treatment for symptomatic patients with syphilis by clinical testing site in 2 Arizona counties. Fewer patients were tested and treated at publicly funded sexually transmitted disease clinics, but received the timeliest treatment; these clinics remain crucial to syphilis disease control.
ISSN:0148-5717
1537-4521
DOI:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000379