Title: Bugs, Drugs, Dollars and Tests
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2Bugs, Drugs, Dollars and Tests
- Making the Most of Scarce Resources for Chlamydia
and Gonorrhea Screening and Treatment
3Gonorrhea Rates by sex United States,
19812002 and the Healthy People 2010 objective
4Chlamydia - Rates by sex United States, 19842002
5Median Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Positivity among
Women 15-24 tested in Family Planning Clinics
across the US, 2000-2002
Percent
Source CDC Surveillance Reports, 2000-2002
6Median Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Positivity among
Women 16-24 entering the National Job Training
Program, 2000-2002
Percent
Source CDC Surveillance Reports, 2000-2002
7Whats wrong with this picture?
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Tests
24.1 million CT tests 24.8 million GC tests
Chlamydia Infections
Gonorrhea Infections
Reported 834,555 Estimate 2.8 million
Reported 351,852 Estimate 718,000
Reported To CDC in 2002
8Food for Thought
- Are data driving program funding decisions?
(cost-effectiveness, prevalence, access, risk) - How does history/tradition/politics influence
funding decisions? - What are our program goals?
- How can programs optimize resource allocation for
optimal disease intervention?
9- Objectives of the Session
- Present cost effectiveness data of different
screening and treatment strategies - Discuss how programs have used data to improve
screening coverage and increase screening
criteria adherence - Demonstrate how screening and cost data can
influence program strategies and funding
allocations
10Presenters
- Dorothy Gunter, CDC
- Bartholomew Abban, CDC
- Beth Butler, Pennsylvania DOH
- Bobbie McDonald, Wisconsin State Laboratory of
Hygiene - Thomas L. Gift, CDC
- Lisa Schamus, Arizona Family Planning Council
- Charlotte Kent, San Francisco DOPH
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12A Unified Optimal Resource Allocation Model for
Screening and Treating Chlamydia Trachomatis and
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Among Asymptomatic Women
- Bartholomew Abban
- Research Fellow
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
13Study Objective
- Determine the optimal combination of screening
coverage, test selection and treatment for CT and
GC in asymptomatic women specifically
- At what prevalence is it cost-saving to screen a
population for CT or GC? - Is it more beneficial to screen with more
sensitive but more expensive tests? - Is presumptive treatment cost-saving?
14Clinical Management Decision
15Clinical Management Decision
Model Variables
- Prevalence, by age group
- Rate of dual infection, by age group
- Test performance parameters and cost
- Treatment efficacy and cost
- Sequelae costs
16Clinical Alternatives Considered
For each risk-group the following strategies are
possible
- Screen and treat for CT only
- Screen and treat for GC only
- Screen and treat for both CT and GC
- Screen and treat for CT only and presumptively
treat for GC - Screen for and treat for GC only and
presumptively treat for CT
17Methods
- The optimal strategy was defined as one that
maximized - the number of women cured or
- the cost-saving value (cost of averted PID minus
screening and treatment costs for CT and/or GC) - Selective screening based on readily ascertained
risk-factor Age - 4 tests each for CT and GC, including dual
test(s) - 2 treatment regimens for CT and 3 for GC
- A mixed integer optimization model for a
hypothetical cohort of 1000 asymptomatic women
18Model Assumptions
- All women who visited the clinic lacked symptoms
of CT and GC infections - A strategy could allow the screening of selected
age groups or all patients - Return rate for treatment was assumed to be the
same for all age groups - Test and treatment for each infection were the
same for all age groups
19Test Positivity at which Screening is Cost-saving
20Results FP Clinic
CT (2.3 - 10.6), GC (0.4 - 1.2), GC with CT
(30.0 - 46.0)
All costs in US dollars (2003) BDPT Becton
Dickinson Probe Tec Optimal cost-saving
strategy pres. presumptively treat
21Results STD Clinic
CT (3.0 12.5), GC (2.0 8.1), GC with CT
(20.0 45.5)
All costs in US dollars (2003) BDPT Becton
Dickinson Probe Tec Optimal cost-saving
strategy pres. presumptively treat
22Limitations
- The alternative of screening and treating for CT
and screening CT-positives for GC was not
considered - Published range of values for direct cost
attributable to PID is wide (1,433 5,000) - Repeat infections were not considered
- STD positivity among asymptomatic women may be
lower than reported values
23Conclusions
- Optimal control strategy varies with CT and GC
positivity, CT-GC co-infection rates, total
program budget, test costs and PID cost - A switch from one test to another may not yield
significant change in number of cures - Influence of treatment cost on overall program
cost is minimal - The optimal control strategy from a cost-saving
perspective and from a number-of-cures
perspective may vary - The model provides a flexible tool to analyze
different scenarios when identifying a control
strategy for CT, GC or both
24Acknowledgements
- Guoyu Tao
- Tom Gift
- Kathleen L. Irwin
- Dorothy Gunter
- Susan DeLisle
- Stuart Berman
- Susan Wang
- Debra Mosure
- Robert Johnson
- Bobbie McDonald
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26To Screen or Not to Screen Pennsylvanias Reality
- Beth Butler
- Infertility Prevention Program Coordinator
- Pennsylvania Department of Health
- STD Program
27A Snapshot of Pennsylvania(exclusive of
Philadelphia)
- The PA Project Area is comprised of STD, Family
Planning, and Integrated FP/STD clinics - About 70 of of the STD clinics are integrated
into Family Planning Sites - STD Clinics
- Majority of clinics are contracted providers.
- Contracts require patients to be screened for
gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis - County and Municipal Health Departments and State
Health Centers are covered under the same statute
28STD Testing in Pennsylvania
- STD Clinics, County and Municipal Health
Departments, and Integrated STD Clinic sites
provide universal testing to STD patients who
come in for free and confidential STD testing - Communicable Disease Act in PA
- requires all those who present in an STD Clinic
to receive STD services
29What the STD Data Demonstrate
- 46,431 females were tested for chlamydia in STD
clinics in 2002 - 5,624 females over age 30 were tested in STD
clinics in 2002 - 12.1 of the females tested in STD clinics were
over 30 years of age
30Female Universal Chlamydia Screening in STD
Clinics (Region III IPP Database 2002)
lt30 40,807 tests 1,724 pos gt30
5,624 tests 79 pos
4.22
3.88
1.40
31Family Planning Screening
- Family Planning clinics participating in the
Region III Infertility Prevention Project screen
patients who come into the clinic seeking other
medical attention (such as birth control and
annual exam) - The screening criteria applied to Family Planning
patient screening is currently - All women under age 30 who receive a pelvic exam
should be routinely screened
32What the FP Data Demonstrate
- 79,749 female Family Planning patients were
screened for chlamydia in 2002 - 10,009 female Family Planning patients over age
30 were screened in 2002 - 12.5 of the total female Family Planning
patients screened were beyond the current
screening criteria
33Female Family Planning Positivity Data (Region
III IPP Database 2002)
Percent
34The Cost of Screening Outside the Screening
Criteria in Family Planning
- 10,009 tests _at_ 11.90 per test 109,107
(includes all costs associated with analyzing
amplified CT/GC combination tests at the contract
lab) - The positivity in this group is 1.18
- 118 positives were detected
- Increased chance of giving a false positive test
result
35Cost of Diagnostic Testing
- The goal is to reduce the percentage of screening
over 30 from its current level of approx 12 to
5 allowing for diagnostic testing of this
groupdue to risk factors, clinician discretion,
and the like - If only 5 were over 30, approximately 4,000
specimens would be collected at a cost of 47,600 - Overall testing costs could decrease by 61,507
- The cost savings could be used for screening more
significantly at risk populations
36Project Area Goals for Screening
- Utilizing Region III IPP Data, reduce the
screening criteria to under 25 years of age in
clinics with low positivity (under 1.0) in the
25-29 year old age range - Lower the percentage of female patients in family
planning screened for chlamydia beyond the
screening criteria to 5
37Why 5 Above the Criteria
- 5 is an initial benchmark for the PA Project
Area - It is not feasible to completely cut out
screening above the criteria - This allows for clinician discretion and ability
to make choices for their clients - Future data will determine where the benchmark
will go
38Our Process so Far
- Family Planning Agencies have distributed clinic
by clinic data regarding screening outside the
criteria to IPP participating clinics - Training has been conducted by Family Planning
Agencies to make clinics aware of the costs of
screening outside the criteria - Memos have been sent to clinics reminding FP
clinics to adhere to the screening criteria - At site visits, the clinicians and managers are
reminded of the screening criteria
39Examination of Data
- The project area partners met in July 2003 to
discuss the screening data - It was found that the 2002 data were
missing some positives - The data need to be clean and inclusive before
it can be used for planning purposes - The project area partners made a commitment to
examine data issues and quality assurance of data
40Next Steps
- Review of data collection and reporting practices
continues - Family Planning agencies will continue to educate
clinicians and clinic managers - The contract between Family Planning and the STD
Program contains language regarding diagnostic
testing vs. screening - Clinics will be required to check off diagnostic
testing when testing patients in clinic who
exceed the screening criteria or the clinic will
be responsible for payment for the test
41What PA Has Learned
- Changing practices will be a slow process
- Prevalence data must be used to demonstrate where
screening efforts should be focused - Data must be valid to be used when making
programmatic changes - There will always be some screening outside the
criteria - The screening criteria in FP cannot at this time
be put into effect in STD - All Project Area Partners need to be committed to
the process
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43Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening in Wisconsin
- Use of Selective Screening Criteria to Get the
Most from Limited Resources - Bobbie McDonald
- Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
44Development of SSC in WI
- SSC for CT in WI Family Planning since 1980s
- Used locally-derived data to establish SSC
- Age alone identified too many low-risk
individuals - Too many total tests (before NAAT)
- Low positivity in many areas
- Universal screening studies with enhanced data
collection, at selected sites - Positivity with clinical, demographic, behavioral
data - Studies in 1985 (rural, CT-DFA, GC culture) 86
(urban, GC culture, CT culture, EIA DFA) 1990
(GC culture, CT EIA/DFA), 1996-97, (CT-EIA, LCR
PCR) 2001-02 (SDA)
45Standard SSC in WI Family Planning Females
- Chlamydia
- Partner risk (past 90d)
- New partner
- Multiple partners
- Partner w/multiple partners
- Contact
- Symptomatic
- History of STD
- Protocol testing
- Age lt19 (Milwaukee only)
- Added after 1997 study
- Gonorrhea
- Contact
- Symptomatic
- History
- Positive for Chlamydia
- on this specimen
- Note GC criteria not originally based on data
from this population
46Selective Screening in WI 2002 2003
47Evaluating SSC
- SSC effectiveness can be influenced by changes in
technology, prevalence, funding, other factors - Key issue in performing the universal screening
study in 2002 dual testing for CT- GC - Technology changes, marketing packages have
increased GC screening despite low GC prevalence - Epidemiology of GC varies across state, region
- Major urban area 56.5 of GC testing, 85.6 of
positivity - No locally-derived, evidence-based SSC for GC
482002 Universal Screening Study
- Followed model of previous studies
- Offered testing to all clients in selected
clinics, with questionnaire analyzed positivity
data with risk data - Able to minimize costs
- Previous relationships with clinics, screening
already established main expense was additional
testing - Confirmed that SSC identified highest risk
- Study Positivity, On vs. Off SSC CT 8.4 vs.
2.9 - GC 3.8 vs. 0.4
- Age criteria alone still inefficient lt26
identifies 96.4 of infections, by testing 89.2
of patients - Efficiently targeting expansion would require use
of additional data
49Clinic Distribution
- FP clinics in nearly every county in WI
- 43 of 67 rural
- 24 urban, semi-urban
- Study clinics favored urban, semi-urban
- Keep clinic number manageable
- Obtaining enough positive results
50Universal Study CT Data
51Universal Study GC Data
52Updated SSC All FP Sites
Positivity includes all testing Jan 2002 - June
2003 46841 CT tests, 25128 GC tests
53Adherence to SSC
- Cost Incentives criteria is required to obtain a
no-charge CT or GC test - SSC recorded on test request form, entered into
lab data system - positivity can be monitored by SSC variables
- Reflex GC Testing adding a GC test when CT is
positive (cases when no other GC SSC is met) - Identifies a small subset of otherwise low-risk
patients with a relatively high yield of GC - Improved buy-in and adherence to GC SSC
- GC Positivity Reflex GC 4.6 (16/348)
- Combo CT-GC 3.2
54Summary Evolution of SSC in WI
- Goal detecting the maximum number of infections
using available resources - Decisions about lab test selection and screening
levels are influenced by many factors - Resources, technology, prevalence/risk, number of
patients in need of services, politics/history - Use of specific, targeted criteria is possible
and effective - Simplest criteria (age) not always best
- Differences in epidemiology within program area
- Data, training, incentives can improve buy-in and
adherence
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56The Cost-Effectiveness of Treating Women
Diagnosed with Gonorrhea for Both Gonorrhea and
Chlamydia
- Thomas L. Gift, PhD
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
57Routine Dual Treatment
- CDC 2002 Treatment Guidelines
- Dual treatment of women diagnosed with gonorrhea
(GC) for both GC and chlamydia (CT) - instead of testing for CT
- can be cost-effective if 10 - 30 of women with
gonorrhea (GC) also have CT - Is it also cost-effective to treat women for both
GC and CT if they are also tested for CT? - GC test positive, CT test negative
58A Cost-Effectiveness Comparison of Three
Alternatives
- 1) Dual Treatment
- Test women for GC, treat those testing positive
for both GC and CT - 2) Test
- Test women for GC and CT, treat based on test
results - Treat women positive for GC for GC only
- Treat women positive for CT for CT only
- 3) Test Dual Treatment
- Test women for GC and CT
- Treat women positive for GC for both CT and GC
- Treat women positive for CT for CT only
- Gift et al. Sex Transm Dis. 29542-550, 2002
59Conclusions
- Dual treatment is not a substitute for testing
for CT in most settings - If 10 of women with GC also infected with CT,
dual treatment in addition to testing is
cost-effective - Dual treatment will increase over-treatment
60Model Limitations
- Model assumed some form of GC testing in all
options - Model did not address whether testing for GC as
an addition to testing for CT cost-effective
61Screening for CT and GC in Jails
- Model examined three alternatives
- 1) Symptom-based presumptive treatment
- Symptomatic inmates who request treatment treated
for both CT and GC - 2) Screen for CT only
- 3) Screen for both CT and GC
- Both screening alternatives assumed nucleic acid
amplification testing (NAAT) on urine specimens - 4) Screen for both CT and GC plus dual treatment
- As beforetreat GC positives for both CT GC
- Kraut-Becher, et al. 2004 (unpublished)
62Model Assumptions
- GC prevalence 3
- CT prevalence 8
- 33 of GC-infected inmates also have CT
- 50 of inmates testing positive released before
treatment - We assumed no follow-up to ensure treatment with
those released - Sequelae costs considered were
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Neonatal pneumonia conjunctivitis for CT
- HIV transmission attributable to GC or CT
6310,000 women
100 with GC CT
700 with CT
200 with GC
564 test
81 test for CT
169 test
19 test - for CT
68 test for GC
16 test for GC
- Not shown
- false positives for GC and CT
- negative results for GC test
- negative results for CT test for women with CT
Half are treated
6410,000 women
100 with GC CT
700 with CT
200 with GC
564 test
81 test for CT
169 test
19 test - for CT
68 test for GC
16 test for GC
9000 uninfected
- Not shown
- false positives for GC and CT
- negative results for GC test
- negative results for CT test for women with CT
49 test for GC
81 test for CT
Half are treated
65Conclusions
- Dual treatment is a cost-saving addition to
screening for both CT and GC - Impact is minor, but so is cost
- Among 10,000 women
- 238 women test positive for GC, negative for CT
- 16 are CT-infected, 222 are not CT-infected
- Assuming 50 are treated, 119 treated / 8
infected - Is dual treatment cost-saving relative to
screening for CT only?
66Program and Sequelae Costs in 10,000 Women
All costs 2002 US dollars sequelae include PID,
HIV infections attributable to CT or GC
infection, and neonatal sequelae of CT
67Program and Sequelae Costs in 10,000 Women
All costs 2002 US dollars sequelae include PID,
HIV infections attributable to CT or GC
infection, and neonatal sequelae of CT
68Program and Sequelae Costs in 10,000 Women
All costs 2002 US dollars sequelae include PID,
HIV infections attributable to CT or GC
infection, and neonatal sequelae of CT
69Program and Sequelae Costs in 10,000 Women
All costs 2002 US dollars sequelae include PID,
HIV infections attributable to CT or GC
infection, and neonatal sequelae of CT
70Program and Sequelae Costs in 10,000 Women
Prevalence of CT 6, GC 0.9 33 of those
with GC have CT All costs in 2002 US dollars
(2002)
71Summary Conclusions
- The CDCs dual treatment recommendation
- is cost-saving even when testing separately for
CT - on the basis of cost alone, should be considered
even when GC prevalence is low - The cost saving from dual treatment is not great
enough on its own to make screening for GC
cost-saving at low GC prevalences
72Acknowledgements
- Dual treatment paper authors
- Cathleen Walsh, DrPH
- Anne C. Haddix, PhD
- Kathleen L. Irwin, MD, MPH
- Jail screening manuscript authors
- Julie R. Kraut-Becher, PhD
- Anne C. Haddix, PhD
- Kathleen L. Irwin, MD, MPH
- Robert B. Greifinger, MD
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74Screening for Chlamydia in Arizona
- Making the Most of Limited Resources
- Lisa Anne Schamus
- Arizona Family Planning Council
75Outline
- Background of Arizona Infertility Prevention
Project - Data Sources
- Historic CT Screening Criteria and Rates
- Clarification of Screening Criteria (in
1999/2000) - Changing clinician testing behavior
- Allocation of new resources
76Background of AZ IPP
- Collaborative effort between the Arizona
Department of Health Services and AZ Family
Planning Council (Title X) - CDC Funded Arizona Infertility Prevention Project
(AZ IPP). - Started in 1995.
- Title X began with three Sentinel Sites and now
includes 40 clinics.
77Data Sources
- 1995 to 1999 Logs from sentinel sites.
Aggregate data for others. - 2000 Encounter Data from AFPC.
- 2000 Start of electronic data availability from
lab. - 2004 Anticipate having lab data for all
participating clinics for entire year.
78Historic CT and GC Screening Criteria
- Pre 2000 Screening Criteria for AZ IPP
- Screen all women 30 years and younger for
Chlamydia and test others as indicated. - Test as indicated for Gonorrhea.
79CT Positivity Rates by Age Groups and Testing
Patterns at 5 Sentinel Sites, 1998
80Step One Change of Screening Criteria for AZ IPP
- Changed screening criteria for AZ IPP in late
1999 - Screen all female clients 25 and under receiving
an exam. - Test others as indicated.
81CT Screening Coverage in Women Receiving an Exam
by Age Group, 2000
82Changing Clinician Screening Practices
- Monitored compliance with screening criteria
through quarterly reports. - Provided clinicians and administrators with
detailed feedback from chart audits - Provided clinicians and administrators with
education regarding predictive value of screening
test in low prevalence populations.
83CT Testing Females 25 and Under Receiving Exams
Q1, 2000 vs. Q1, 2003
84CT Testing Females 26 and Over Receiving Exams
Q1, 2000 vs. Q1, 2003
85Percentage of Tests by Age Group, AZ Title X
Family Planning Clinics, 1998 and 2003
Percent
86ARIZONA IPP FAMILY PLANNINGNUMBER OF FEMALES CT
TESTED AND POSITIVE CASES BY AGE GROUP
87Allocating New Resources
- CDC received increase funding in 2002. Specific
guidance stated - The additional IPP funds distributed in 2002 must
be used to expand chlamydia screening and
treatment of adolescent and young adult women 25
years old and younger
88New Screening Criteria, mid-Year 2003
- Screen all female clients 25 years and younger
- Pace II for those receiving an exam
- Aptima for Pregnancy Test Only Clients and others
not receiving an exam - Test others as indicated
- Pace II for females receiving exam
- Aptima for all males and for females not
receiving exam
89Conclusions
- Successes
- Adherence to screening criteria for older
delegates - In screening high risk populations
- In detection of CT cases
- Improved data sources
90Conclusions
- Continued Challenges and Future Directions
- Limited resources, desire to provide amplified
test for all - Continue to improve adherence to screening
criteria - Managed Care/Medicaid
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92A Six Year History of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia
Screening GuidelinesSan Francisco STD Clinic
- Charlotte Kent
- San Francisco Department of Public Health
93Why not test everyone who walks in the door? It
is an STD clinic after all!
- Everyones risk of infection might not be the
same. - Might want to expand services in some
sub-populations - Fixed or decreasing budgets
- Need to use limited resources efficiently
94San Francisco Background
- One municipal STD clinic
- 2003 21,596 visits
- 17 women, 37 heterosexual men, 46 MSM
- 2002 ranking among 63 U.S. metropolitan areas
- Gonorrhea 28th
- Chlamydia 35th
- Syphilis 1st
- Implemented screening guidelines in 1998 (Ciemens
et al., STD 2000)
95Diagnostic Testing vs. Screening
- Diagnostic testing
- Symptoms or signs
- Contact to STD
- Currently has an STD
- Screening
- Asymptomatic and no reason for diagnostic testing
96Development of Screening Guidelines - 1998
- Established positivity target
- 2 CT
- 1 GC
- Examined positivity in asymptomatics by age,
gender/sexual orientation
971997-1998 Results
- CT prevalence in women older than 30 years lt 2
- GC prevalence in heterosexual men lt 1
- Discontinued screening in these populations
- Reduced GC testing by 16 CT by 6
- Expanded urethral CT screening in MSM
982000-2001 Results
- GC prevalence lt 1 in women older than 30 years
- Discontinued screening in this population
- Expanded screening in MSM at rectal and
pharyngeal sites
99Current Screening Guidelines for MSM
- Urine GC CT NAAT
- Rectal GC CT NAAT, if receptive anal sex last
six months - Pharyngeal GC CT NAAT if receptive oral sex
last two weeks
2003 positivity by site
100Current Screening Guidelines for Heterosexual Men
2003 positivity by age
- Urine CT NAAT
- 30 and younger only
- Over screening
- 43 (2035/4685) GC
- 54 (1288/2374) CT (gt30 years)
1069
966
n
1922
1288
gt30
lt 30
101Current Screening Guidelines for Women
2003 positivity by age
- Cervical swab for GC culture or urine for GC NAAT
if no pelvic - 30 and younger only
- Urine CT NAAT
- 30 and younger only
- Overscreening - gt30 yrs
- 52 (279/534) GC
- 63 (337/534) CT
872
1001
n
279
337
gt30
lt 30
102Recommendations
- Areas with low to moderate prevalence of GC CT
should evaluate the efficiency of testing in STD
Clinics - Minimal data needed to develop guidelines
- Reasons for diagnostic testing (symptoms, signs,
STD contact, etc.) - Demographics age, gender
- Behavioral who have sex with
103Recommendations
- Need routine evaluation of guidelines if
changes in - Populations seeking services
- Test technology or pricing
- Expansion of specimen type
- Resources
- Non-bundled GC CT tests need to be made
available by manufactures
104Conclusion
- Feasible to develop, implement modify screening
guidelines in an STD clinic
105For More Information
- Dorothy Gunter, DGunter_at_cdc.gov
- Bartholomew Abban, BAbban_at_cdc.gov
- Beth Butler, bebutler_at_state.pa.us
- Bobbie McDonald, Bobbie_at_mail.slh.wisc.edu
- Thomas L. Gift, TGift_at_cdc.gov
- Lisa Schamus, LSchamu_at_ade.az.gov
- Charlotte Kent, Charlotte_Kent_at_dph.sf.ca.us