Compliance with centers for disease control guidelines for ED patients with sexually transmitted diseases.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2016
Abstract
Reported cases of notifiable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have increased for the first time since 2006, according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the 2014 STD Surveillance Report [1] . As the disease burden increases, the need for patients to receive care compliant with CDC recommendations becomes increasingly important and patients with STD's are frequently seen in the Emergency Department (ED) [2] . A prior study indicates that compliance with CDC standards of care for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), as measured by chart review of documentation in free form and unsupported order entry, is poor [3] .
Volume
34
Issue
8
First Page
1727
Last Page
1729
ISSN
1532-8171
Published In/Presented At
Evans, E. M., Goyke, T. E., Cohrac, S. A., Eygnor, J. K., Evans, E. M., Goyke, T. E., Cohrac, S. A., Eygnor, J. K., Ward, C. J., Semler, L., & ... Kane, B. G. (2016). Compliance with centers for disease control guidelines for ED patients with sexually transmitted diseases. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine, 34(8), 1727-1729. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2016.06.052.
Disciplines
Emergency Medicine
PubMedID
27339222
Department(s)
Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article