patient-delivered partner treatment

(pa'shent-de-liv'erd),

PDPT

A method to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, e.g., gonorrhea or chlamydial infections, in which an infected person is given a prescription for an antibiotic agent to be shared with his or her sexual partner(s).

Synonym: expedited partner therapy; patient-delivered partner medication; patient-delivered partner therapy

References in periodicals archive ?

Patient-delivered partner treatment for male urethritis: a randomized, controlled trial.

Q / Should you test or treat partners of patients with gonorrhea, chlamydia, or trichomoniasis?

(9.) Schillinger JA et al., Patient-delivered partner treatment with azithromycin to prevent repeated Chlamydia trachomatis infection among women: a randomized, controlled trial, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2003, 30(1):49-56.

Integrating Chlamydia trachomatis control services for males in female reproductive health programs