ArticleSexually transmitted diseases2020
Safety and Effectiveness of Same-Day Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Screening and Treatment Among Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Homeless Youth in Los Angeles, California, and New Orleans, Louisiana.
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- Infectious Diseases Among People Experiencing Homelessness: A Systematic Review of the Literature in the United States and Canada, 2003-2022.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
- A Scoping Review of Approaches to Extragenital Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening for Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States.Nursing for women's health · 2025Article
- What We (Don't) Know About the Infectious Disease Burden Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness in the United States and Canada.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2025Review
- Diagnostic Tests for Detecting Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Rectal and Pharyngeal Specimens.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2022Review
- Controversies and evidence on Chlamydia testing and treatment in asymptomatic women and men who have sex with men: a narrative review.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Review
- Prevalence ofBMJ open · 2022Article
- Optimizing Screening for Anorectal, Pharyngeal, and Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in At-Risk Adolescents and Young Adults in New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California, United States.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2021Article
- What can be learnt from a qualitative evaluation of implementing a rapid sexual health testing, diagnosis and treatment service?BMJ open · 2021Article
- Point-of-Care Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Review of Recent Developments.Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine · 2020Review
- Appropriate Use and Future Directions of Molecular Diagnostic Testing.Current infectious disease reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundGay, bisexual, transgender, and homeless youth are at risk of sexually transmitted infections. As part of an adolescent human immunodeficiency virus prevention study, we provided same-day Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) testing and treatment. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of same-day CT and NG treatment on the proportion of participants receiving timely treatment.
methodsWe recruited adolescents with high sexual risk behaviors aged 12 to 24 years from homeless shelters, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organizations, and community health centers in Los Angeles, California, and New Orleans, Louisiana from May 2017 to June 2019. Initially, participants were offered point-of-care pharyngeal, rectal, and urethral/vaginal CT and NG testing and referral to another clinic for treatment. After March 2018 in Los Angeles and November 2018 in New Orleans, we provided same-day treatment (and partner treatment packs) for study participants. We measured the proportion of participants who received same-day treatment and the median time to treatment. We collected frequency of partner treatment and any reported adverse treatment-related events.
resultsThe proportion of participants receiving same-day CT and NG treatment increased from 3.6% (5/140) to 21.1% (20/95; Δ17.5%; 95% confidence interval, 9.2%-26.9%) after implementation of same-day testing and treatment. The median time to treatment decreased from 18.5 to 3 days. Overall, 36 participants took a total of 48 partner treatment packs. There were no reported treatment-related adverse events.
conclusionsProviding sexually transmitted infection treatment to adolescents at the same visit as testing is feasible and safe, and can increase the proportion of individuals receiving timely treatment.
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