Open AccessPrevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Among Persons 14 to 39 Years of Age, United States, 1999 to 2008
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Torrone,
Robert E. Johnson,
Lin Tian,
John R. Papp,
Samik Datta,
Hillard Weinstock
Publication year - 2013
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.0b013e31827c5a71
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , demography , confidence interval , neisseria gonorrhoeae , population , sexually transmitted disease , environmental health , family medicine , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Prevalence estimates from population-based surveys do not suffer from the same biases as case-report and clinic positivity data and may be better to monitor sexually transmitted disease morbidity over time.