Low sexually transmitted infection (<scp>STI</scp>) screening and presumptive treatment and high <scp>STI</scp> positivity among <scp>United States</scp> females visiting the emergency department after sexual assault
Low STI testing and treatment rates and high STI positivity identified in this study suggest that an important opportunity exists for improving STI screening and presumptive treatment for female patients presenting to the ED after SA.
Authors
- Guoyu Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8491-3015)
- Kimberly A. Stanford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7374-1323)
- Chirag Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2486-4159)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.15058
- Primary Topic
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00