Highly variable use of diagnostic methods for sexually transmitted infections-results of a nationwide survey, Germany 2005.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexual transmitted infections (STIs) have increased in Germany and other countries in Europe since the mid-nineties. To obtain a better picture of diagnostic methods used in STI testing institutions in Germany, we performed a nationwide survey amongst STI specialists in order to evaluate the quality of STI reports and provide recommendations to harmonize and possibly improve STI diagnostics in Germany.

Methods

We asked sentinel physicians and randomly chosen gynaecologists, urologists and dermato-venerologists, about the diagnostic methods used in 2005 to diagnose HIV, chlamydia (CT), gonorrhoea (GO) and syphilis (SY) in a national cross-sectional survey in order to recognize potential problems and provide recommendations.

Results

A total of 739/2287 (32%)

SUBMITTER: Gilsdorf A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2873557 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature