TABLE 2.

Method of detection of adult and adolescent syphilis cases (N = 100) among American Indian tribal members, by stage of disease — Arizona, August 2, 2006–June 30, 2009

Case-finding method	No. of screening tests performed	No. of cases detected
Screening	5,874	53
IHS hospital/clinic*	4,511	40
Primary		1
Secondary		1
Early latent		17
Unknown duration		3
Late latent		18
Community outreach†	406	3
Primary		0
Secondary		0
Early latent		1
Unknown duration		2
Late latent
School	650	3
Primary		0
Secondary		0
Early latent		2
Unknown duration		1
Late latent		0
Jail/Prison/Juvenile detention/Drug treatment	307	7
Primary		1
Secondary		0
Early latent		2
Unknown duration		2
Late latent		2
Nonscreening		47
Case sought care for syphilis signs/symptoms		14
Primary		8
Secondary		6
Early latent		0
Unknown duration		0
Late latent		0
Case sought care for suspected exposure		7
Primary		0
Secondary		0
Early latent		2
Unknown duration		4
Late latent		1
Partner/Contact referral§		26
Primary		1
Secondary		4
Early latent		15
Unknown duration		3
Late latent		3

^*Indian Health Service; includes seven adult females diagnosed during prenatal testing and two adult females diagnosed at time of delivery.

^†Includes youth social events, door-to-door screening, and work site testing.

^§The case was referred either by the infected partner or the health department after the original case interview.