Oral GC Screening Data Puerto Rico

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Oral GC Screening Data Puerto Rico

• Hermes R. García, MD, MPH
• Puerto Rico Health Department

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Total GC Cases per Year Age Group in PR
STD Surveillance Section PR Health Dept.
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Total GC Cases per Year Age Group in PR
STD Surveillance Section PR Health Dept.
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GC Rates for Health Regionfor Fiscal Year 2004 -
2005
16.3
7.1
6.6
6.6
6.2
5.4
4.4
2.7
STD Surveillance Section PR Health Dept.
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GC Cases per Fiscal Year in Puerto Rico
Cases
Fiscal Year
STD Surveillance Section PR Health Dept.
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Latin American Center for STDs (CLETS)TM Samples
Processed July 04- June 05

• Urethral
• Samples Processed 36
• Total Negatives 33
• Total Positives 3 P. P. 8.3
• Cervical
• Samples Processed 65
• Total Negatives 63
• Total Positives 2 P. P. 3.1

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Latin American Center for STDs (CLETS)TM Samples
Processed July 04- June 05

• Rectal
• Samples Processed 45
• Total Negatives 40
• Total Positives 5 P. P. 11.1
• Oral
• Samples Processed 56
• Total Negatives 55
• Total Positives 1 P. P. 1.8

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Latin American Center for STDs (CLETS)TM Samples
Processed July 02- June 04

• Oral
• Samples Processed 122
• Total Negatives 118
• Total Positives 4 P. P. 3.3

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CLETSGC Samples by Gen ProbeJuly 04- June 05

• Urethral
• Samples Processed 1381
• Total Negatives 1323
• Total Positives 58 P. P. 4.2
• Cervical
• Samples Processed 1403
• Total Negatives 1370
• Total Positives 33 P. P. 2.4

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CLETSC. trachomatis Samples by Gen ProbeJuly
04- June 05

• Urethral
• Samples Processed 1381
• Total Negatives 1267
• Total Positives 114 P. P. 8.3
• Cervical
• Samples Processed 1403
• Total Negatives 1328
• Total Positives 75 P. P. 5.3

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Loopholes

• No TM samples taken on
• October, 04
• May, 05
• June, 05
• Reasons
• Samples not taken by Physicians
• History not obtained
• Most patients were asymptomatic
• Laziness