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Individual and population level effects of partner notification for Chlamydia trachomatis.
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- Contact tracing - Old models and new challenges.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2021Article
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- Double trouble: modelling the impact of low risk perception and high-risk sexual behaviour on chlamydia transmission.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2018Article
- Partner notification and partner treatment for chlamydia: attitude and practice of general practitioners in the Netherlands; a landscape analysis.BMC family practice · 2017Article
- Pair formation models for sexually transmitted infections: A primer.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2017Review
- Evaluation of Chlamydia Partner Notification Practices and Use of the "Let Them Know" Website by Family Planning Clinicians in Australia: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Article
- Antibiotic-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Spread Faster with More Treatment, Not More Sexual Partners.PLoS pathogens · 2016Article
- Adolescent patient preferences surrounding partner notification and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2015Article
- Defining research priorities for bacterial sexually transmitted infections in Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2014Article
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Abstract
Partner notification (PN or contact tracing) is an important aspect of treating bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as Chlamydia trachomatis. It facilitates the identification of new infected cases that can be treated through individual case management. PN also acts indirectly by limiting onward transmission in the general population. However, the impact of PN, both at the level of individuals and the population, remains unclear. Since it is difficult to study the effects of PN empirically, mathematical and computational models are useful tools for investigating its potential as a public health intervention. To this end, we developed an individual-based modeling framework called Rstisim. It allows the implementation of different models of STI transmission with various levels of complexity and the reconstruction of the complete dynamic sexual partnership network over any time period. A key feature of this framework is that we can trace an individual's partnership history in detail and investigate the outcome of different PN strategies for C. trachomatis. For individual case management, the results suggest that notifying three or more partners from the preceding 18 months yields substantial numbers of new cases. In contrast, the successful treatment of current partners is most important for preventing re-infection of index cases and reducing further transmission of C. trachomatis at the population level. The findings of this study demonstrate the difference between individual and population level outcomes of public health interventions for STIs.
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