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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Pearson, William S. ; Tao, Guoyu ; Kroeger, Karen ; Peterman, Thomas A.
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Ambulatory Care Ambulatory Care Facilities Female History, 21St Century Humans Male Population Surveillance Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Diagnosis Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Epidemiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Etiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases/History

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(2):367-369.
• Pubmed ID:
  28098545
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5324788
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article ; Letter
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:edd812df26ce75431f14b11e3664738ebb645f8a52ad19c3defeb427bd144ca3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44396/cdc_44396_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 264.82 KB ]