The Potential Population-Level Impact of Different Gonorrhea Screening Strategies in Baltimore and San Francisco: An Exploratory Mathematical Modeling Analysis
Rönn M, Testa C, Tuite A, Chesson H, Gift T, Schumacher C, Williford S, Zhu L, Bellerose M, Earnest R, Malyuta Y, Hsu K, Salomon J, Menzies N. The Potential Population-Level Impact of Different Gonorrhea Screening Strategies in Baltimore and San Francisco: An Exploratory Mathematical Modeling Analysis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2019, 47: 143-150. PMID: 31842089, PMCID: PMC7012354, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnnual screeningMost infectionsHigh-burden areasAdditional screening testFocused intervention strategiesCompartmental transmission modelRace/ethnicityPotential population-level impactCare cascadeBurden areasAcquisition riskScreen populationsScreening testPopulation-level impactInfectionSan FranciscoSurveillance dataPrevalence distributionScreening strategyInterventionIntervention strategiesSuch interventionsGonorrheaTime trendsMathematical modeling analysis