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Screening females for gonorrhea.

K V Woolnough, E Domovitch, D Wilson

    Canadian Family Physician Medecin De Famille Canadien
    |February 4, 2011
    PubMed
    Summary

    Routine gonorrhea culturing is not recommended for low-incidence populations. Instead, assess patient risk through gynecologic functional inquiry for gonorrhea detection.

    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Gynecology

    Background:

    • Gonorrhea screening guidelines often recommend routine testing for specific populations.
    • Low incidence settings present unique challenges for the cost-effectiveness of universal screening.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the utility of routine gonorrhea culturing in low incidence populations.
    • To propose an alternative, risk-based approach for gonorrhea detection.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review of gonorrhea screening practices.
    • Analysis of clinical data from authors' practice in a low incidence setting.
    • Development of a risk assessment model based on gynecologic functional inquiry.

    Main Results:

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    • Routine gonorrhea culturing demonstrated low yield in low incidence populations.
    • Examples from literature and clinical practice support the inefficacy of routine culturing.
    • A risk-based assessment using gynecologic functional inquiry is proposed as a viable alternative.

    Conclusions:

    • Routine gonorrhea culturing is not indicated in low incidence settings.
    • A targeted, risk-stratified approach to gonorrhea detection is more appropriate and efficient.
    • Gynecologic functional inquiry can effectively identify individuals at higher risk for gonorrhea.