2214. National Testing Assessment of Select Bacterial STIs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fonseca G, Maier M, Keddem S, Borgerding J, Lowy E, McFarland L, Comstock E, Van Epps P, Ohl M, Hauser R, Ross D, Beste L. 2214. National Testing Assessment of Select Bacterial STIs During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.1833. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTesting ratesSyphilis testsCOVID-19 pandemicGC testingVeterans Health Administration healthcare systemCT/GCNumber of ChlamydiaOverall testing rateElectronic health record dataAge 25 yearsHealth record dataSTI testing ratesNear-baseline levelsSelf-reported raceBackground ChlamydiaSTI diagnosisSyphilis infectionBacterial STIsSTI testingHIV statusInfection testingPatient groupRetrospective studySyphilis testingPre-pandemic levels