Point-of-care management of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis via Gram stained smear analysis in male high-risk patients. Diagnostic accuracy and cost effectiveness before and after changing the screening indication at the STI Clinic in Amsterdam.
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- M. Bartelsman, M.S. Van Rooijen, S. Alba, K. Vaughan, W.R. Faber, M. Straetemans, H.J.C. De Vries
To measure the effect of changing the point-of-care (POC) testing algorithm of urogenital chlamydia for all male high-risk patients to those with only symptoms with respect to: diagnostic accuracy, loss to follow-up, correctly managed consultations and costs.
