A REVIEW OF THE MANAGEMENT OF PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE AT A COMMUNITY CLINIC COMPARING PRACTICES BEFORE AND DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Sexually Transmitted Infections
; 98:A59-A60, 2022.
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| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1956930
ABSTRACT
Background Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) usually results from infection ascending from the endocervix. The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV guidelines state that the diagnosis of PID should be considered in women under 25 with recent onset, bilateral lower abdominal pain and local tenderness on bimanual examination where pregnancy has been excluded. They recommend testing for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and mycoplasma genitalium. Method Electronic patient records were reviewed to identify episodes coded C5A during the last six months of 2019 and 2020. 46 patients were identified in 2019 and 43 in 2020. The following were recorded demographics, symptoms, sexual history, examination findings, investigations, treatment, partner notification, follow-up. Results The age range of the 89 patients was 18-62, 51% were aged 25-34. Patients came from a range of ethnicities reflecting the diverse population. All patients were tested for chlamydia and gonorrhoea, none for mycoplasma genitalium. A pregnancy test was not performed in 19/89 (21%) patients. Documentation of examination findings was sometimes absent. Follow-up was recorded in 8/89 (9%) cases. Results were similar in 2019 and 2020, although ceftriaxone administration was more common pre-pandemic. Key results are summarised in the accompanying table 1. Conclusions PID management in 2019 and 2020 was similar. Increased testing for mycoplasma could guide antibiotic therapy. The importance of pregnancy testing in women presenting with lower abdominal pain should be highlighted to clinicians. Telephone calls could be used to facilitate follow-up appointments. (Figure Presented).
ceftriaxone; adult; antibiotic therapy; Chlamydia; conference abstract; coronavirus disease 2019; demographics; documentation; electronic patient record; ethnicity; female; follow up; gonorrhea; human; lower abdominal pain; major clinical study; Mycoplasma genitalium; nonhuman; pandemic; pelvic inflammatory disease; pregnancy; pregnancy test; telephone
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Sexually Transmitted Infections
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2022
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