Local Sexual Health Clinics Research Articles

P117 Audit on uptake of HIV test in sexual health clinic, antenatal and TOP services in Dumfries between January and June 2011

BackgroundBASHH introduced “UK National Guideline for HIV testing 2008” recommending universal HIV testing in GUM or sexual health clinics, antenatal and termination of pregnancy services. Early identification HIV positive persons...

P5-S7.05 Chlamydia screening in an international resort community: an outreach program to expand access

ObjectiveTo evaluate an event-based outreach Chlamydia (CT) screening program pilot developed to address barriers to access in a resort community with an international, transient and disproportionally large young adult population....

Chlamydia trachomatis testing among 13–25-year-olds in non-genitourinary medicine settings

ObjectivesIn this paper we examine Chlamydia trachomatis testing in settings other than genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics, focusing on the factors associated with chlamydial infection and with postal testing.MethodsAnalysis of tests...

Using epidemiological and molecular methods to investigate an outbreak of gonorrhoea associated with heterosexual contact in Newcastle, NSW, Australia

We report a cluster of gonorrhoea among mainly heterosexual men that occurred in October 2005, which was first identified when routine weekly surveillance review procedures indicated a three-fold increase in reporting rates compared with historical data. Each case was followed up with the treating medical officer to review treatment regimes and risk exposures, and to carry out enhanced contact tracing. The phenotype and genotype of the outbreak gonococcal isolates and gonococci prevalent in the months preceding and following the cluster were determined. Links between cases reported from the local Sexual Health Clinic and those reported by general practitioners were established. Laboratory data indicated that a particular gonococcal subtype (ST 225 and NR/Brpyst) was prevalent during the outbreak. Gonorrhoea rates returned to pre-outbreak levels following a targeted health promotion intervention with no further cases of the outbreak subtype detected.