Use of a Rapid Diagnostic for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae for Women in the Emergency Department Can Improve Clinical Management: Report of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

In emergency departments (EDs), diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are challenging. We conducted a randomized clinical trial to assess rapid C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae testing on overtreatment and undertreatment of women evaluated for C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae.

Methods

Women undergoing pelvic examinations and C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae testing (n=254) were randomized to control or rapid test groups. The control group received standard-of-care C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae nucleic acid amplification tests of endocervical specimens, with 2- to 3-day turnaround times. For the rapid test group, clinicians collected an extra endocervical swab for GeneXpert C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae rapid testing, in a

SUBMITTER: Gaydos CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6494710 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature