Developing and testing accelerated partner therapy for partner notification for people with genital Chlamydia trachomatis diagnosed in primary care: A pilot randomised controlled trial

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 548-554

  Estcourt, Claudia S ^a   Sutcliffe, Lorna J ^a   Copas, Andrew ^b   Mercer, Catherine H ^b   Roberts, Tracy E ^c   Jackson, Louise J ^c   Symonds, Merle ^a   Tickle, Laura ^d   Muniina, Pamela ^b   Rait, Greta ^b   Johnson, Anne M ^b   Aderogba, Kazeem ^e   Creighton, Sarah ^f   Cassell, Jackie A ^g  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PARTNER THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFECTION; SEXUALITY; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT EXAMINATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTACT TRACING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84950148351     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051994     Document Type: Article

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