UK National Audit of Chlamydial Infection Management in Sexual Health Clinics. Case notes audit: Information-giving, partner notification and follow-up

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 473-476

  McClean, Hugo ^a,b   Carne, Chris ^a   Bunting, Paul ^a   Bhaduri, Sumit ^a   Fernandes, Arnold ^a   Dhar, Jyoti ^a   Estreich, Steve ^a   Daniels, David ^a  

^a ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Sexual Health Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Clinical audit; Female urogenital diseases; Male urogenital diseases; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47949088780     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008138     Document Type: Article

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