These guidelines for the treatment of STDs reflect the recommendations of the 1998 CDC Guidelines for the Treatment of STDs . These are outlines for quick reference that focus on STDs encountered in an outpatient setting and are not an exhaustive list of effective treatments. Please refer to the complete document of the CDC for more information or call the STD Program. These guidelines are to be used for clinical guidance and are not to be construed as standards or inflexible rules. Women who are allergic should be desensitized and then treated with penicillin.
Dosages are the same as in non-pregnant patients for each stage of syphilis.
Quinolones are contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women. Refer to the CDC guidelines for safety profile in children. Less effective against pharyngeal gonorrhea. Hospitalize and evaluate for disseminated infection. The recommended regimen of ceftriaxone and doxycycline is for epididymitis most likely caused by GC or CT infection.