Time to modernise response to sexually transmitted infections.
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چکیده
New Zealand’s Parliament is considering changes to the Health (Protection) Amendment Bill that would make HIV, gonorrhoea and syphilis notifiable infectious diseases. Historically, New Zealand has followed the UK model of surveillance for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), with voluntary surveillance from sentinel clinics, more recently expanded to diagnostic laboratories. There are acknowledged limitations to this approach however, namely infections diagnosed in general practice and unreported.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The New Zealand medical journal
دوره 128 1410 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015