Women Contacts of Men with Gonorrhea

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Abstract
Over 12 mo., intensive case-finding services (interviewing of patients and tracing of contacts) were provided to 255 female contacts of men who had gonorrhea. Approximately 3 contacts/case were evaluated; 50% (374 of 739) of the male contacts were infected. If the 255 symptomatic men whose infection led to (and preceded) enrollment in this study population are excluded, 484 contacts remain, of whom 119 (24.6%) were infected. Nearly half (57 of 119) of the infected contacts were asymptomatic. Active public health intervention was frequently necessary to persuade asymptomatic men to seek medical attention. Case-finding services should be offered to women with gonorrhea who initially present as contacts of infected men.