Journal article
Missed opportunities - Low levels of chlamydia retesting at Australian general practices, 2008-2009
AL Bowring, M Gouillou, R Guy, FYS Kong, J Hocking, M Pirotta, C Heal, T Brett, B Donovan, M Hellard
Sexually Transmitted Infections | Published : 2012
Abstract
Objective: Chlamydia reinfection is common and increases the risk of reproductive complications. Guidelines for Australian general practitioners recommend retesting 3-12 months after a positive result but not before 6 weeks. The authors describe retesting rates among 16-29-year-old patients diagnosed as having chlamydia at 25 general practice clinics participating in the Australian Collaboration for Chlamydia Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance system. Methods: The authors calculated annual testing and positivity rates for 16-29-year-olds attending in 2008-2009, re-attendance and retesting rates within <6 weeks, 1.5-4 months and 1.5-12 months of a positive test in 2008-2009 and positivity at rete..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Australian Collaboration for Chlamydia Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance was funded through the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Chlamydia Pilot Program from 2007 to 2010. The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution to this work of the Victorian Operational Infrastructure Support Program. RG, MH, JH and BD are supported by NHMRC Fellowships.