Potential delayed and/or missed STI diagnoses among outpatients presenting with lower genitourinary tract symptoms: a real-world database study

CONCLUSION: These findings highlight delayed STI antibiotic treatment and low rates of CT/NG testing, suggesting late STI consideration and suboptimal diagnosis. Additionally, our study illustrates the importance of accurately diagnosing and treating STIs in patients with LGUTS and associated conditions, to avoid antibiotic misuse and complications from delayed administration of appropriate treatment.PMID:37961909 | DOI:10.1080/00325481.2023.2280439

Source: Postgraduate Medicine - November 14, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Louis Kuritzky Zune Huynh Rodney Arcenas Avneet Hansra Roma Shah Baiyu Yang Rebecca Lillis Source Type: research