STD AND HIV SCREENING IN GENERAL-PRACTICE - A SURVEY RELATED TO TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY IN SOUTH THAMES

Authors
HARPER RL MAGUIRE HC KURTZ Z
Citation
Rl. Harper et al., STD AND HIV SCREENING IN GENERAL-PRACTICE - A SURVEY RELATED TO TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY IN SOUTH THAMES, British journal of general practice, 48(428), 1998, pp. 1083-1084
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British journal of general practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
09601643
Volume
48
Issue
428
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1083 - 1084
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1643(1998)48:428<1083:SAHSIG>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
It has been recommended that screening for sexually transmitted diseas e (STDs) be carried out at the time of termination of pregnancy to all ow prevention of post-abortion infection. Screening offers the opportu nity to treat an infected woman and prevent serious complications foll owing the termination procedure. Our findings indicate that general pr actitioners (GPs) in South Thames did not routinely carry out screenin g and few realized it took place at referral centres.