Chlamydia: the nurse’s role in diagnosis, treatment and health promotion
Jason Flannigan Lecturer, sexual and reproductive health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston
This article discusses the UK’s most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection, Chlamydia. It outlines the nurse’s role in diagnosis, treatment and health promotion, including encouraging condom use, medications, partner notification and emphasising the importance of avoiding sexual intercourse until drug therapy is completed and any symptoms have gone.
Nursing Standard.
20, 41, 59-64.
doi: 10.7748/ns2006.06.20.41.59.c6552
Correspondence
jwflannigan@uclan.ac.uk
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