Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, July 23, 2021 / Vol. 70 / No. RR-4

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• Alternative Title:
  Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports
• Personal Author:
  Workowski, Kimberly A. ; Bachmann, Laura H. ; Chan, Philip A. ; Johnston, Christine M. ; Muzny, Christina A. ; Park, Ina ; Reno, Hilary ; Zenilman, Jonathan M. ; Bolan, Gail A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.) ; Emory University ; Brown University ; University of Washington ; University of Alabama at Birmingham ; University of California San Francisco ; Washington University ; Johns Hopkins University
• Description:
  These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were updated by CDC after consultation with professionals knowledgeable in the field of STIs who met in Atlanta, Georgia, June 11-14, 2019. The information in this report updates the 2015 guidelines. These guidelines discuss 1) updated Rec.for treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis; 2) addition of metronidazole to the recommended treatment regimen for pelvic inflammatory disease; 3) alternative treatment options for bacterial vaginosis; 4) management of Mycoplasma genitalium; 5) human papillomaVirus vaccine Rec.and counseling messages; 6) expanded risk factors for syphilis tTesting among pregnant women; 7) one-time tTesting for hepatitis C infection; 8) evaluation of men who have sex with men after sexual assault; and 9) two-step tTesting for serologic Diagnosis of genital herpes simplex Virus. Physicians and other health care providers can use these guidelines to assist in Prevention and treatment of STIs.
• Subjects:
  Humans Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, 2021; v. 70, no. 4
• Series:
  Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/MMWRrr7004a1
• ISSN:
  1057-5987 (print) ; 1545-8601 (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  34292926
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8344968
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  192 pdf pages
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:da576a78a68e8e2e3b888f05f1754d9cb676f37a260e64a8dfbcf4497039480a20129c9e417cd39145fa51cae8f68d8ef54c3095b0ee19a0b40aef06a299dfc4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/109048/cdc_109048_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.57 MB ]