Partner Notification Responsibility

Test and provide empiric treatment to all sexual partners of the index case within 60 days prior to symptom onset or date of specimen collection (if the index case is asymptomatic).

Appendix 1: Case Definitions and Disease-Specific Information (Chlamydia trachomatis infections) | Ministry of Health

Test and provide empiric treatment to all sexual partners of the index case within 60 days prior to symptom onset or date of specimen collection (if the index case is asymptomatic).

Appendix 1: Case Definitions and Disease-Specific Information (Gonorrhea) | Ministry of Health

• Primary – sexual partners three months prior to onset of symptoms*
• Secondary – sexual partners six months prior to onset of symptoms*
• Early latent – sexual partners one year before diagnosis*
• Late latent – marital partner, long-term partners and children
• All stages – children born to confirmed cases

*partner may test negative if the time between last exposure and testing (window period) is less than one month. Patient will need to be retested two to four weeks after their last test.

Appendix 1: Case Definitions and Disease-Specific Information (Syphilis) | Ministry of Health

Sexual partners within previous two weeks.

Appendix 1: Case Definitions and Disease-Specific Information (Chancroid) | Ministry of Health

Note: Chancroid is rare in Ontario.