Syphilis Time to Treatment at Publicly Funded Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics Versus Non–Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics—Maricopa and Pima Counties Arizona 2009–2012

摘要

Delays in syphilis treatment may contribute to transmission. We evaluated time to treatment for symptomatic patients with syphilis by clinical testing site in 2 Arizona counties. Fewer patients were tested and treated at publicly funded sexually transmitted disease clinics, but received the timeliest treatment; these clinics remain crucial to syphilis disease control.