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ArticleAnnals of family medicine2025

Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study.

Shiying Hao, Guoyu Tao, William S Pearson, Ilia Rochlin, Robert L Phillips, David H Rehkopf, Neil Kamdar

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Shiying HaoCenter for Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California shiyingh@stanford.edu.
Guoyu TaoDivision of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
William S PearsonDivision of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ilia RochlinInform and Disseminate Division, Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Robert L PhillipsThe Center for Professionalism & Value in Health Care, ABFM Foundation, Washington, DC.
David H RehkopfCenter for Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Neil KamdarCenter for Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

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Abstract

purposeChlamydia and gonorrhea are the 2 most common bacterial sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Nonadherence to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention treatment guidelines remains a concern. We examined how well chlamydia and gonorrhea treatment in primary care settings adhered to guidelines.

methodsWe used electronic health records from the PRIME registry to identify patients with diagnosis codes or positive test results for chlamydia and/or gonorrhea from 2018 to 2022. Outcomes were the first dates of antibiotic administered within 30 days after a positive test result for the infection. Descriptive statistics were calculated for patient sociodemographic characteristics. We used a multivariate parametric accelerated failure time analysis with shared frailty modeling to assess associations between these characteristics and time to treatment.

resultsWe identified 6,678 cases of chlamydia confirmed by a positive test and 2,206 cases of gonorrhea confirmed by a positive test; 75.3% and 69.6% of these cases, respectively, were treated. Females, individuals aged 10-29 years, suburban dwellers, and patients with chlamydia-gonorrhea coinfection had higher treatment rates than comparator groups. Chlamydia was infrequently treated with the recommended antibiotic, doxycycline (14.0% of cases), and gonorrhea was infrequently treated with the recommended antibiotic, ceftriaxone (38.7% of cases). Time to treatment of chlamydia was longer for patients aged 50-59 years (time ratio relative to those aged 20-29 years = 1.61; 95% CI, 1.12-2.30) and for non-Hispanic Black patients (time ratio relative to White patients = 1.17; 95% CI, 1.04-1.33).

conclusionsGuideline adherence remains suboptimal for chlamydia and gonorrhea treatment across primary care practices. Efforts are needed to develop interventions to improve quality of care for these sexually transmitted infections.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsChlamydia InfectionsGonorrheaGuideline AdherencePrimary Health CareAdolescentAdultChildCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesYoung AdultAnti-Bacterial Agentsantibioticschlamydiaclinical practice patternsgonorrheaguideline adherenceminority groupsnonadherencepractice-based researchprimary caresexually transmitted diseasetreatment delayvulnerable populations

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PMID40127987
PMCPMC11936364

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