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										This page can be syndicated (added to your website).**Update on January 16, 2023:** The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announced the temporary availability of Extencilline to address the ongoing shortages of Bicillin L-A®.STI Treatment Guide Mobile App

The new app is free and available for iPhone and Android devices.
Get the App2021 STI Treatment Guidelines
The guidelines provide CDC’s most current evidence-based recommendations for preventing, diagnosing and treating people who have, or are at risk for, STIs. Includes regimens, evidence tables, wall chart, and pocket guide.
Recommendations for Providing Quality STD Clinical Services (STD QCS)
Recommendations and tools intended to guide STD clinical practice standards in healthcare settings and optimize patient care. This is a companion piece to the 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines.
Availability of STI Testing & Treatment Products
Updates on the availability of STI testing and treatment products.
Expedited Partner Therapy
Providing prescriptions or medications to the patient to take to his/her partner without the health care provider first examining the partner.
Laboratory Information
Guidance, specimen submission, and more.
Additional Resources
General STD treatment updates and resources, including Dear Colleague Letters, podcasts, and scientific articles.HighlightsInjectable Syphilis Treatment Delivery: Considerations for STD Programs – A resource outlining best practices for designing and implementing an injectable syphilis delivery treatment program in a state or local health department. This toolkit was developed by the National Coalition for STD Directors in collaboration with CDC. (August 2023)
*Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen)* Treatment Failure Registry – Healthcare providers and health departments can report *Mgen* treatment failures to the CDC. (December 12, 2022)
Suspected Gonorrhea Treatment Failure Consultation Form – Healthcare providers and health departments can report suspected gonorrhea cephalosporin treatment failure or any *N. gonorrhoeae* specimen with decreased cephalosporin susceptibility to the CDC. (December 12, 2022)
Doxy-PEP as an STI Prevention Strategy – Considerations for individuals and healthcare providers of gay or bisexual men or transgender women (July 27, 2022)
A Guide to Taking a Sexual History – This guide offers a framework for discussing sexual health issues to help complete the overall picture of your patient’s health.
Duty to Warn – “Duty to warn” is a legal concept that indicates possible liability for healthcare providers if no warning of possible harm is given in certain circumstances. This analysis discusses whether duty to warn applies to healthcare providers and STD diagnoses. (April 26, 2021)
STD Care and Prevention Guidance During Disruption of Clinical Services (September 8, 2020)
The Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Syphilis: An Update and Review – A clinical guidance document for use in the diagnosis and management of syphilis. Based on content from the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, and developed by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Infections and the NYC STD Prevention Training Center. (March 2019)
National STD Curriculum – An online modular learning experience that helps users learn how to manage STDs. Free CME/CNE available. (November 1, 2017)Success StoriesExpedited Partner Therapy: Helping to Reduce Sexually Transmitted InfectionsIllinois and Chicago working to expand the use of EPT to reach more partners with the medication they need.STD Prevention Training Centers: Supporting the STD WorkforceTwo stories of PTCs in St. Louis and Denver whose innovative projects have gone above and beyond to meet the needs of providers.Community Connections, Nationwide Impacts: CDC’s National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers Delivers Vital Support to CliniciansThese training centers ensure clinicians have access to crucial clinical resources to help diagnose, treat, and prevent STDs.Public Health and Primary Care: Forging Partnerships That MatterCalifornia and New Hampshire programs working with primary care providers to improve the lives of people they serve.STI Prevention Success Stories
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  January 16, 2024						Source: 	Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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