Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, August 4, 2006 / Vol. 55 / No. RR-11

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• Alternative Title:
  Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports
• Personal Author:
  Workowski, Kimberly A. ; Berman, Stuart M.
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  "These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were developed by CDC after consultation with a group of professionals knowledgeable in the field of STDs who met in Atlanta, Georgia, during April 19-21, 2005. The information in this report updates the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2002 (MMWR 2002;51[No. RR-6]). Included in these updated guidelines are an expanded diagnostic evaluation for cervicitis and trichomoniasis; new antimicrobial recommendations for trichomoniasis; additional data on the clinical efficacy of azithromycin for chlamydial infections in pregnancy; discussion of the role of Mycoplasma genitalium and trichomoniasis in urethritis/cervicitis and treatment-related implications; emergence of lymphogranuloma venereum proctocolitis among men who have sex with men (MSM); expanded discussion of the criteria for spinal fluid examination to evaluate for neurosyphilis; the emergence of azithromycin- resistant Treponema pallidum; increasing prevalence of quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in MSM; revised discussion concerning the sexual transmission of hepatitis C; postexposure prophylaxis after sexual assault; and an expanded discussion of STD prevention approaches." - p. 1
• Subjects:
  Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Prevention & Control Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Therapy
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, 2006; v. 55, no. 11
• Series:
  Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  1057-5987 (print) ; 1545-8601 (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Practice Guideline
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  100 pdf pages
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Guidelines and Recommendations Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6737/cdc_6737_DS1.pdf
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