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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of utilizing a rapid turnaround CT/NG test on treatment of female patients in the emergency department or urgent care setting with possible STIs.
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All females ages 18-55 presenting to the University of Maryland Medical Center Emergency Department or Urgent Care whose provider suspects sexually transmitted infection will be offered study enrollment and be randomly assigned to either the control or the experimental group. Both groups will have a urinalysis, a pregnancy test, a pelvic exam, and an endocervical sample collected, but the experimental group's urine will be used to run the rapid turnaround test (RTAT) instead of the standard PCR. Data will be collected regarding provider decision making, length of stay in the emergency department, patient satisfaction, clinician satisfaction, further healthcare sought by patient, and cost surrounding each treatment.
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64 participants in 2 patient groups
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