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Urine-Based Screening of Adolescents in Detention to Guide Treatment for Gonococcal and Chlamydial Infections
Translating Research Into Intervention
M. Kim Oh, MD;
Kim R. Smith, MT;
Mike O'Cain;
David Kilmer, MSW;
Julie Johnson;
Edward W. Hook III, MD
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:52-56.
Objectives To determine the utility of urine-based ligase chain reaction assays for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in (1) the acceptability of such testing to adolescent detainees, (2) the potential use of these tests for identifying asymptomatic infections, and (3) the effectiveness of this approach for ensuring treatment of infected adolescents.
Design Cross-sectional screening and verification of treatment for infected cases.
Subjects Adolescents admitted to a short-term juvenile detention center.
Main Outcome Measures Neisseria gonorrhoeaeand C trachomatis infection rates, and timing and location of treatment for infected patients.
Results Refusal rate was 1.5%. Of 263 participants, 46 (17.5%) were female subjects. Chlamydia trachomatis infections were identified in 28.3% of the female and 8.8% of the male subjects. Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections were present in 13.1% of the female and 2.8% of the male subjects. Overall, 37 participants (14%) were positive for N gonorrhoeae, C trachomatis, or both, only one of whom had symptoms. Almost 70% (25/36) of asymptomatic infected subjects were treated within 28 days of screening. A treatment was documented in 36 of the 37 infected youth, including 20 who were followed up and treated after release from the detention center, by 6 months after testing.
Conclusion Urine ligase chain reaction tests were effective for identifying and guiding treatment of unsuspected N gonorrhoeae and C trachomatis infections in teenagers admitted to a short-term detention center where traditional swab specimens may be difficult to obtain.
From the Departments of Pediatrics (Dr Oh and Ms Johnson), Medicine (Ms Smith and Dr Hook), and Psychiatry (Mr Kilmer), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Alabama Department of Public of Health, Montgomery (Mr O'Cain); and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga (Mr O'Cain).
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