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Extragenital screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea increases prevalence of infection in women reporting to Chicago Department of Public Health STD clinics


Wednesday, November 4, 2015 : 12:30 p.m. - 12:48 p.m.

Jason Gantenberg, MA, MPH, Division of STI/HIV, Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL
Tarek Mikati, MD, MPH, HIV/STI Services Division, Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL
Irina Tabidze, MD, MPH, Division of STI/HIV, Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL
Background:

Chlamydia (CT) and gonorrhea (GC) are the most common reportable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), but the burden of extragenital infection in women is not well characterized. Our objective was to describe CT and GC infection among women seen at Chicago public health STD specialty clinics.

Methods:

We retrospectively reviewed medical records of women seen at five clinics between April 2014 and September 2014. Extragenital screening was performed only for women reporting exposure at a given anatomical site in the last three months. Only women tested extragenitally were included in our analysis.

Results:

Among 1042 women, 12.1% (126) were non-Hispanic white, 62.5% (651) non-Hispanic black, 19.4% Hispanic (202), and 6.0 % (63) other/unknown. The median age was 26.

Out of a total of 2291 tests performed, 1077 were urogenital, 1091 oropharyngeal, and 123 rectal. Data were further stratified by anatomical site positivity rate for both diseases. For CT, 12.6% (135) of urogenital, 3.1% (34) of oropharyngeal, and 13.1% (16) of rectal tests were positive. For GC at these sites, respectively, 3.9% (42), 2.8% (30), and 3.3% (4) of tests were positive.

For those with both urogenital and extragenital results, urogenital-only testing would have missed 18.2% and 31.3% of oropharyngeal and rectal CT infections, respectively, and 34.5% and 25.0% of GC infections.

Conclusions:

High chlamydia and gonorrhea positivity from extragenital sites highlights the need for further research studies in order to better evaluate the need for national extragenital screening recommendations for CT and GC in women.

Learning Areas:

Epidemiology

Learning Objectives:
Describe the effect of extragenital screening on chlamydia and gonorrhea prevalence in women.

Keyword(s): STDs/STI, Surveillance

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a current MPH student who has worked closely with the STI/HIV Services Division Medical Director and Division of STI/HIV epidemiologist on the work presented in this abstract. My primary interests involve infectious diseases generally, and STIs more specifically.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.