Modest rise in chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing did not increase case detection in a clinical HIV cohort in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We described patterns of testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection among persons in specialty HIV care in Ontario, Canada, from 2008 to 2011.

Methods

We analysed data from 3165 participants in the OHTN Cohort Study attending one of seven specialty HIV care clinics. We obtained chlamydia and gonorrhoea test results via record linkage with the provincial public health laboratory. We estimated the proportion of participants who underwent testing annually, the positivity rate among those tested and the proportion diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhoea among all under observation. We explored risk factors for testing and diagnosis using multiple logistic regression analysis.

Results

The proportion tested annually rose from 15.2% (95% CI 13.6% to 16.7%) in 2

SUBMITTER: Burchell AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4251188 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature