Appendix 1. Search Strategies

Database: MEDLINE® (1966-July 2004)

Screening

1.   exp GONORRHEA/
2.   exp Neisseria gonorrhoeae/
3.   1 or 2
4.   exp Mass Screening/
5.   3 and 4
6.   limit 5 to (all adult <19 plus years> or adolescent <13 to 18 years>)
7.   from 6 keep 1-138

Risk Factors

1.   exp GONORRHEA/
2.   exp Neisseria gonorrhoeae/
3.   1 or 2
4.   exp RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR/ or exp RISK/ or RISK-TAKING/ or exp RISK MANAGEMENT/
5.   3 and 4
6.   limit 5 to (all adult <19 plus years> or adolescent <13 to 18 years>)
7.    from 6 keep 1-341

Screening Tests

1.   exp GONORRHEA/
2.   exp Neisseria gonorrhoeae/
3.   1 or 2
4.   exp Mass Screening/is, ma, mt, st [Instrumentation, Manpower, Methods, Standards]
5.   3 and 4
6.   from 5 keep 1-54

Test Performance

1.   exp GONORRHEA/
2.   exp Neisseria gonorrhoeae/
3.   1 or 2
4.   exp "Sensitivity and Specificity"/
5.   exp Diagnostic Errors/
6.   4 or 5
7.   3 and 6
8.   from 7 keep 1-304

Cost

1.   exp GONORRHEA/
2.   exp Neisseria gonorrhoeae/
3.   1 or 2
4.   exp "Costs and Cost Analysis"/
5.   3 and 4
6.   exp GONORRHEA/ec [Economics]
7.   5 or 6 from 7 keep 1-117

Pregnancy—Maternal Outcomes (1966-July 2004)

1.   exp GONORRHEA/
2.   exp NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE/
3.   gonorrh$.mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading]
4.   1 or 2 or 3
5.   exp mass screening/ or screen$.mp.
6.   4 and 5
7.   exp GONORRHEA/di
8.   6 or 7
9.   exp PREGNANCY/ or exp PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS/
10.   (septic$ adj3 abort$).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading]
11.   exp Fetal Death/
12.   (stillborn or stillbirth$).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading]
13.   (preterm$ or prematur$).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading]
14.   exp Infant, Low Birth Weight/ (low adj3 birth weight$).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading]
15.   ((low or lower$ or reduc$) adj3 (weight$ or birthweight$)).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading]
16.   chorioamnionit$.mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading]
17.   9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17
18.   8 and 18
19.   limit 19 to English language
20.   19 not 20
21.   limit 21 to abstracts
22.   20 or 22
23.   from 23 keep 1-279

Pregnancy—Neonatal Outcomes

1   exp GONORRHEA/
2   exp NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE/
3   gonorrh$.mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading]
4   or 2 or 3
5   exp mass screening/ or screen$.mp.
6   4 and 5
7   exp GONORRHEA/di
8   6 or 7
9   neonat$.mp. or exp Infant, Newborn/
10   8 and 9
11   maternal fetal transmission.mp. or exp Disease Transmission, Vertical/
12   exp GONORRHEA/tm [Transmission]
13   4 and 11
14   9 and 12
15   13 or 14
16   limit 15 to human
17   10 or 16
18   limit 17 to english language
19   117 not 18
20   limit 19 to abstracts
21   18 or 20
22   from 21 keep 1-199

Pregnancy—Cost

1   exp GONORRHEA/
2   exp NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE/
3   gonorrh$.mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading]
4   1 or 2 or 3
5   exp mass screening/ or screen$.mp.
6   4 and 5
7   exp GONORRHEA/di 8   6 or 7
9   exp "Costs and Cost Analysis"/
10   ec.fs.
11   9 or 10
12   8 and 11 from 12 keep 1-78

Neonatal Chemoprophylaxis

1   Ophthalmia Neonatorum/
2    (ae or po or to).fs.
3   1 and 2
4    (injur$ or harm$ or damag$).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading]
5   1 and 4
6   advers$.mp.
7   1 and 6
8   exp GONORRHEA/
9   exp NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE/
10   8 or 9
11   exp CONJUNCTIVITIS/ci, pc, ep, et [Chemically Induced, Prevention & Control, Epidemiology, Etiology]
12   exp BLINDNESS/ci, pc, ep, et [Chemically Induced, Prevention & Control, Epidemiology, Etiology]
13   11 or 12
14   10 and 13
15   14 and (2 or 4 or 6)
16   3 or 5 or 7 or 15
17   from 16 keep 1-47

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