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Case reporting was lowest for chlamydia (37%), intermediate for gonorrhea (44%), and higher for syphilis, HIV, and AIDS (53%\u201357%). Physicians instructed patients to notify their partners (82%\u201389%) or the health department (25%\u201334%) rather than doing so themselves. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Conclusions. STD screening levels are well below practice guidelines for women and virtually nonexistent for men. Case reporting levels are below those legally mandated; physicians rely instead on patients for partner notification. 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