The American journal of emergency medicine
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Multicenter Study
Underrecognition of cervical Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections in pregnant patients in the ED.
The purposes of this study were to (1) quantify the frequency of underrecognized Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections in pregnant women tested in the emergency department (ED), (2) describe the characteristics of those not treated during the initial visit, and (3) determine how many pregnant women with acute cervicitis were lost to follow-up. ⋯ Further study is warranted to enhance point-of-contact testing and identify better mechanismsfor contact and follow-up after ED discharge and more liberal policies to treat less symptomatic patients empirically.