Abstract P019 Table 1

Are GPs treating gonorrhoea appropriately?

1st line therapyTreated in primary care2
Referred and treated in level 2 service2
Non-1st line therapyOral cefixime 400 mg + azithromycin 1 g stat2
Treated empirically at 1st visit (azithromycin 1g); advised level 3 but DNA3
Treated empirically at 1st visit (doxycycline 1 week);advised level 3, DNA1
Advised to attend level 2/3 services – no record/DNA3
2 no further information (1 surgery had closed)2

100% of patients not receiving 1st line therapy had ‘referral to SH advised’ documented in the notes.