Increase in Urgent Care Center Visits for Sexually Transmitted Infections, United States, 2010–2014

During 2010–2014, urgent care centers saw a ≈2-fold increase in the number of visits for chlamydia and gonorrhea testing and a >3-fold increase in visits by persons with diagnosed sexually transmitted infections. As urgent care becomes more popular, vigilance is required to ensure proper manageme...

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Autores principales: Pearson, William S., Tao, Guoyu, Kroeger, Karen, Peterman, Thomas A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28098545
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.161707
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description During 2010–2014, urgent care centers saw a ≈2-fold increase in the number of visits for chlamydia and gonorrhea testing and a >3-fold increase in visits by persons with diagnosed sexually transmitted infections. As urgent care becomes more popular, vigilance is required to ensure proper management of these diseases.
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spelling pubmed-53247882017-02-24 Increase in Urgent Care Center Visits for Sexually Transmitted Infections, United States, 2010–2014 Pearson, William S. Tao, Guoyu Kroeger, Karen Peterman, Thomas A. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter During 2010–2014, urgent care centers saw a ≈2-fold increase in the number of visits for chlamydia and gonorrhea testing and a >3-fold increase in visits by persons with diagnosed sexually transmitted infections. As urgent care becomes more popular, vigilance is required to ensure proper management of these diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5324788/ /pubmed/28098545 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.161707 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_short Increase in Urgent Care Center Visits for Sexually Transmitted Infections, United States, 2010–2014
title_sort increase in urgent care center visits for sexually transmitted infections, united states, 2010–2014
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324788/
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