Audit of XXXX : Teesside experience 2005-2007.

@entity1 @entity115 @entity2953 @entity3403 @entity9385 @entity1065
A retrospective audit of all cases of @entity1065 seen in genitourinary (GU) medicine clinics in Teesside was undertaken between 2005 and 2007. In all 80 @entity1 @entity1065 was identified. Data on @entity1 sexuality, treatment, and serological follow-up and partner notification were collected and analysed. There were 48 heterosexual cases. There were 21 heterosexual males, and of the 27 females, 12 (44%) were diagnosed during antenatal care. Intramuscular injections of @entity9385 penicillin were used to treat 75 out of the 80 @entity1 at the clinics. The remaining five @entity1 received oral therapy for two weeks: four had a course of @entity3403 and one received @entity115 plus probenecid. The treatment rate of the population was 100%. In total, there were 115 contactable partners, of whom 87 (75.7%) were screened and/or treated. Successful treatment was defined as a four-fold or greater titre decrease in the @entity2953 Reference Laboratory test within 3-6 months after treatment. Twenty-one @entity1 were excluded when assessing this due to incomplete serological follow-up. Satisfactory titre declines occurred in 56 (94.9%) of the 59 @entity1 . Overall, the clinics were shown to have adhered well with national standards. The rise in heterosexual and antenatal incidence is of concern.
