| Literature DB >> 9624755 |
R L Harper1, H C Maguire, Z Kurtz.
Abstract
It has been recommended that screening for sexually transmitted disease (STDs) be carried out at the time of termination of pregnancy to allow prevention of post-abortion infection. Screening offers the opportunity to treat an infected woman and prevent serious complications following the termination procedure. Our findings indicate that general practitioners (GPs) in South Thames did not routinely carry out screening and few realized it took place at referral centres.Entities:
Keywords: Abortion, Induced; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention and control; Delivery Of Health Care; Developed Countries; Diseases; England; Europe; Examinations And Diagnoses; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Health; Health Personnel; Hiv Infections--prevention and control; Infections; Northern Europe; Physicians; Reproductive Tract Infections; Research Report; Screening; Sexually Transmitted Diseases--prevention and control; United Kingdom; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9624755 PMCID： PMC1410026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Gen Pract ISSN： 0960-1643 Impact factor: 5.386