What are Canadian primary care physicians prescribing for the treatment of gonorrhea?

Canada Communicable Disease Report = Relevé Des Maladies Transmissibles Au Canada
S HaM Gale-Rowe

Abstract

Cases of Neisseria gonorrhea are on the rise in Canada, which-if undetected or undertreated-can lead to morbidity and infertility. In addition, the number of antimicrobial resistant strains is also increasing creating the risk that N. gonorrhea may become untreatable. In 2013, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) released Canadian recommendations for the management and treatment of gonorrhea that identified the need for combination therapy to address and minimize antimicrobial resistance. However, the level of awareness and uptake of these guidelines is not well-known. To assess primary care physicians' prescribing practices for the management and treatment of gonorrhea. After validity testing, two online cross-sectional surveys were conducted with a convenience sample of Canadian physicians. Physicians answered true/false statements and open-ended questions relating to three clinical scenarios: 1) suspected anogenital infection drawing from a population of men who have sex with men (MSM); 2) suspected anogenital infection drawing from a non-MSM population; and, 3) suspected pharyngeal infection drawing from any population. Frequencies of responses were calculated for the statements. Open-ended responses were recoded into ...Continue Reading

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