Diagnostics for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in the Emergency Department: Fight Smarter Not Harder

xloma.fota.13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Diagnostics for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in the Emergency Department: Fight Smarter Not Harder Via Annals of Emergency Medicine In 2018 alone, 583,405 cases of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and 1,758,688 cases of Chlamydia trachomatis were reported to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, representing an increase of 63% and 19%, respectively, since 2014.1 Approximately 7% to 16% of sexually transmitted infections are diagnosed and treated in emergency departments (EDs), and this trend is likely to continue.2,3 Because of their high sensitivity (>95%) and specificity (>99%), nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are the mainstay of laboratory diagnosis for N gonorrhoeae and C trachomatis and can be performed on first-void urine or specimens obtained from the vagina, endocervix, oropharynx, or rectum. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.