Syphilis testing in association with gonorrhea/chlamydia testing during a syphilis outbreak

Marc B. Rosenman; Stephanie K. Kraft; Jaroslaw Harezlak; Barbara E. Mahon; Barry P. Katz; Jane Wang; Janet N. Arno

doi:10.2105/AJPH.94.7.1124

Syphilis testing in association with gonorrhea/chlamydia testing during a syphilis outbreak

Marc B. Rosenman^*, Stephanie K. Kraft, Jaroslaw Harezlak, Barbara E. Mahon, Barry P. Katz, Jane Wang, Janet N. Arno

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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 70330 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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1124-1126
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of public health
Volume	94
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.94.7.1124
State	Published - Jul 2004

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