Jones H E, Pressman E J, Bell D L, Kerns J L, Lykes S T, Garth J, Westhoff C L
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10010, USA.
Int J STD AIDS. 2011 Oct;22(10):581-4. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.010462.
Research on management of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among men has largely been neglected. Findings from an audit of 284 CT-infected men from 2004 to 2005 attending a young men's clinic primarily serving Latino men in New York City, NY, USA, are presented. Ninety-nine percent received treatment, with 81% treated within 14 days of a positive test. Three percent reported no partner in the last three months, 17% were referred by a CT-positive partner and 24% were missing partner information. Among the rest, 18% received expedited partner therapy, 4% directly observed therapy, 12% partner referral and 65% did not receive documented partner management. Of the 34% who had a post-treatment visit at least three months after their index visit, only 36% received a test for re-infection. Among primarily Latino men in an urban clinic in New York City, a high proportion of CT cases were treated in a timely manner. However, documentation of partner management was often lacking and few CT cases received tests for re-infection.
