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Sexually Transmitted Infection and Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Testing Have Not Returned to Pre-COVID Levels, 5 U.S. Jurisdictions, 2018-2022

Year: 2025

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: ABSTRACT: We evaluated whether sexually transmitted infection clinic visits and chlamydia/gonorrhea tests in 5 jurisdictions had returned to pre-coronavirus disease levels by 2022. Patient volume and chlamydia/gonorrhea testing have not returned to pre-coronavirus disease levels, especially among people younger than 30 years.

Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002150

Authors: Jill C. Diesel, Anna Cope, River Pugsley, Bryce Furness, Mohammad Rahman, James B. Kent, Ashleigh Dunworth, Gayoung Lee, Nicole L. Davis

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention, North Carolina Division of Public Health, Virginia Department of Health

Language: English

Topic: Reproductive tract infections research

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Institutes of Health

Award: G7543494365

OpenAlex ID: W4408245704

FWCI: 0.933

Cites: 17

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10