Mitchell R W, Robson H G
Can Med Assoc J. 1977 Jan 8;116(1):48-50.
By means of telephone tracing 96% follow-up was achieved in men treated for gonococcal urethritis. A large proportion (34.8%) of patients required one or more calls before follow-up could be obtained. Frequency of sexual re-exposure, proportion with persistent gonorrhea or reinfection, and interval between initial therapy and follow-up were greater in those who required telephone contact for follow-up than in the group who returned for follow-up. Failure to reappear for follow-up does not imply either bacteriologic cure or disappearance of symptoms. Control of gonococcal infection still depends largely upon aggressive methods of case finding, appropriate therapy and careful follow-up.
通过电话追踪,接受淋菌性尿道炎治疗的男性患者随访率达到了96%。很大一部分(34.8%)患者在获得随访之前需要打一个或多个电话。与主动回来接受随访的患者相比,那些需要通过电话联系进行随访的患者性接触再次暴露的频率、持续性淋病或再感染的比例以及初始治疗与随访之间的间隔时间都更高。未能再次前来接受随访并不意味着细菌学治愈或症状消失。淋病感染的控制在很大程度上仍依赖于积极的病例发现方法、适当的治疗和仔细的随访。