{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Provider characteristics associated with guideline-nonadherent gonorrhea treatment, Massachusetts, 2010.
{Author}: Swails J;Smock L;Hsu K;
{Journal}: Sex Transm Dis
{Volume}: 41
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: Feb 2014
{Factor}: 3.868
{DOI}: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000073
{Abstract}: Emerging antibiotic resistance may be slowed through effective implementation of treatment guidelines. Our case-control study showed that providers who treated gonorrhea differently from guidelines in Massachusetts accounted for approximately 4% of cases and were associated with private practice/health maintenance organization settings and lower-incidence locations. Patient β-lactam allergy was also significantly associated with guideline nonadherence.