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Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines.
Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2003;15(4):391-397.
Burstein G, Workowski KA.
Abstract
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major health problem for adolescents.
Health care providers for adolescents play a critical role in preventing
and treating STDs. In May 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
published the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2002. These
evidence-based guidelines are based on a systematic literature review focusing
on information that had become available since the 1998 Guidelines for Treatment
of STDs. This article reviews the new STD treatment guidelines for gonorrhea,
chlamydia, bacterial vaginosis, trichomonas, vulvovaginal candidiasis, pelvic
inflammatory disease, genital warts, herpes simplex virus infection, syphilis,
and scabies. Although these guidelines emphasize treatment, prevention strategies
and diagnostic recommendations also are discussed.