Rendtorff R C, Packer H, Glassco S, Levy J
Br J Vener Dis. 1977 Dec;53(6):364-7. doi: 10.1136/sti.53.6.364.
This study substantiates a previous report concerning the importance of the urban community hospital, particularly its emergency room, in the detection of gonorrhoea in women. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a major complication of gonorrhoea in women, significantly declined during a nine-year surveillance and control programme in the Memphis-Shelby County area. This suggests that the programme may have prevented PID developing in women through the early detection and treatment of asymptomatic infections.
本研究证实了之前一份关于城市社区医院，尤其是其急诊室在女性淋病检测中重要性的报告。盆腔炎（PID）是女性淋病的主要并发症，在孟菲斯-谢尔比县地区为期九年的监测与控制项目期间显著减少。这表明该项目可能通过对无症状感染的早期检测和治疗预防了女性盆腔炎的发生。
