An Opt-Out Emergency Department Screening Intervention Leads to Major Increases in Diagnosis of Syphilis

Opt-out ED syphilis screening led to a dramatic increase in screening and diagnosis, especially among pregnant individuals, a priority population for congenital syphilis prevention. Most individuals with syphilis did not have STI symptoms. Opt-out screening will be an important strategy in the effort to address the syphilis epidemic.

Authors

Erin Augustine
John A. Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7870-5639)
Eleanor E. Friedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5840-9763)
Kimberly A. Stanford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7374-1323)
Aniruddha Hazra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8557-4465)
J. Barry Mason

Institutions

Chicago Department of Public Health (US)
University of Illinois Chicago (US)
University of Chicago (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Published: 2024-08-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae490
Citations: 11
Primary Topic: Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 3.59

Controls

|||

ALL TIME

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

article

An Opt-Out Emergency Department Screening Intervention Leads to Major Increases in Diagnosis of Syphilis

Erin Augustine, John A. Schneider, Eleanor E. Friedman, Kimberly A. Stanford et al.

Aug 30, 2024

11 citations

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment

3.59

article

An Opt-Out Emergency Department Screening Intervention Leads to Major Increases in Diagnosis of Syphilis

Erin Augustine, John A. Schneider, Eleanor E. Friedman, Kimberly A. Stanford, Aniruddha Hazra, J. Barry Mason

August 30, 2024article en

11 citations

Abstract

Opt-out ED syphilis screening led to a dramatic increase in screening and diagnosis, especially among pregnant individuals, a priority population for congenital syphilis prevention. Most individuals with syphilis did not have STI symptoms. Opt-out screening will be an important strategy in the effort to address the syphilis epidemic.

Open Forum Infectious DiseasesVol. 11(9)

Chicago Department of Public Health (US), University of Illinois Chicago (US), University of Chicago (US)

Good health and well-being

Openalex Percentile: Top 6%

Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment

3.59

DOI Open Access PDF OpenAlex

AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.