Symptomatic Emergency Department Patients Should Undergo Empirical Therapy for Gonorrhea/Chlamydia Regardless of Testing - 22/03/21
Doi : 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.006
Michael D. April, MD, DPhil
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO
Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, USUHS, Bethesda, MD
Alex Koyfman, MD
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dallas, TX
Brit Long, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, TX
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| Editor’s Note: Routine testing can provide a definitive diagnosis, specific microbiological cause, and optimal treatment for patients with suspected gonorrheal or chlamydial infections, but the benefits of routine testing are unclear among patients who are treated empirically. In this Clinical Controversies series, our discussants present opposing viewpoints of the benefits and drawbacks of routine testing among patients who are treated empirically for suspected gonorrheal and chlamydial infections. |
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Vol 77 - N° 4
P. 410-411 - avril 2021 Retour au numéro
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