Missed Opportunities and Racialized Surveillance: Rethinking STI Testing for Adolescent Males

Daniela I Brissett^{1

2}, Angela M Ellison³, Nadia Dowshen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Editorial

Daniela I Brissett et al. Pediatrics. 2025.

. 2025 Oct 1;156(4):e2025072475.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-072475.

Daniela I Brissett^{1

2}, Angela M Ellison³, Nadia Dowshen⁴

¹ Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Comment on

STI Testing in Adolescent Males Presenting to an Emergency Department.
Rolin A, Badolato G, Boyle M, Foltz D, Goyal MK. Rolin A, et al. Pediatrics. 2025 Oct 1;156(4):e2024068574. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068574. Pediatrics. 2025. PMID: 40903023