The CDC has updated its treatment guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases. The 2010 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases include the following revisions to the 2006 guidelines:
- the expanded diagnostic evaluation for cervicitis and trichomoniasis
- new treatment recommendations for bacterial vaginosis and genital warts
- the clinical efficacy of azithromycin for chlamydial infections in pregnancy
- the role of Mycoplasma genitalium and trichomoniasis in urethritis/cervicitis and treatment-related implications
- lymphogranuloma venereum proctocolitis among men who have sex with men
- the criteria for spinal fluid examination to evaluate for neurosyphilis
- the emergence of azithromycin-resistant Treponema pallidum
- the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- the sexual transmission of hepatitis C
- diagnostic evaluation after sexual assault
- STD prevention approaches
For more information visit www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5912a1.htm?s_cid=rr5912a1_w.