Open AccessEvaluation of Text Message Reminders to Encourage Retesting for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Among Female Patients at the Municipal Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic in Seattle, Washington
Author(s) -
Anna Unutzer,
Julia C. Dombrowski,
David A. Katz,
Lindley A. Barbee,
Matthew R. Golden,
Christine M. Khosropour
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001184
Subject(s) - medicine , gonorrhea , chlamydia , sexually transmitted disease , text messaging , short message service , family medicine , pediatrics , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , world wide web , computer science , immunology , operating system
United States guidelines recommend retesting for chlamydia (CT) and gonorrhea (GC) approximately 3 months after treatment, but adherence to these guidelines is poor.