| 释义 |
partner notification Any formal and systematic means of informing the sexual partner(s) of a person with an STD (sexually-transmitted disease) that the person being tested is infected by an organism—e.g., HIV, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Treponema pallidum—of interest to public health officialspartner notification Public health Any formal and systematic means of informing the sexual partner(s) of a person with an STD, that the person being tested is infected with an organism–eg, HIV, N gonorrhoeae, T pallidum–of interest to public health officials. See Negotiated safety. partner notificationA public health practice in which the sexual contacts of persons diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases are made aware of their exposure and are advised to seek medical attention. Two methods are used to contact persons at risk. They may be notified directly by their sexual partner or partners, or they may be contacted by public health authorities who have obtained their names from their sexual partner or partners. |