Why Are Chlamydia-Infected Patients Not Being Offered Expedited Partner Therapy in New York City?
Mansi Mehta1, MPH1, Tiffani Mulder 2, MPH1, Kimberly Johnson2, MPH1, Meighan Rogers 2, MPH2, Anne Lifflander 2, MD3, Kelly Morrison Opdyke4, MPH4, Melissa Nelson4, MSc5, Sami L. Gottlieb3, MD, MSPH6, Catherine Satterwhite3, MSPH, MPH7, Susan Blank2 3, MD, MPH2 and Julia Schillinger 2 3, MD, MSc8, 1Department of Infectious Diseases/ Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Queens, NY, 2Bureau of STD Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, 3Bureau of STD Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Queens, NY, 4Region II Infertility Prevention Project, Cicatelli Associates Inc, New York, NY, 5Cicatelli Associates, New York, NY, 6Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 7Division of STD Prevention, Epidemiology and Surevillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 8NYC DOHMH Bureau of STD Control; CDC Division of STD Prevention, The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Queens, NY