%0 Journal Article
%T The performance of a syndromic algorithm in diagnosing cervicitis in Jamaica
%A J Peter Figueroa
%A Jacqueline Duncan
%A Tina Hylton-Kong
%J International Journal of STD & AIDS
%@ 1758-1052
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0956462418813507
%X A cross-sectional survey of 295 persons attending a major sexually transmitted infection clinic in Jamaica¡¯s capital city showed that the Ministry of Health¡¯s syndromic algorithm has moderate sensitivity and negative predictive value for diagnosing cervicitis. In the absence of diagnostic tests for sexually transmitted infections, a syndromic algorithm continues to be useful for diagnosing sexually transmitted infections
%K Sexually Transmitted Diseases
%K diagnosis
%K treatment
%K cervicitis
%K syndromic algorithm
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956462418813507