Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections
By: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Pharmaceutical Preparations; Administration & dosage; Patient Care Planning; Standards; Male Genital Diseases; Therapy; Female Genital Diseases; Drug Therapy; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Prevention & control; Sexually transmitted diseases; Prevention; Children; Diseases; Practice Guideline
Description: This newly revised publication provides new treatment recommendations for comprehensive management of patients with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the broader context of control, prevention and care programs for STIs and HIV. It covers both the syndromic approach to the management of patients with STI symptoms, and the treatment of specific STIs, and also provides information on the notification and management of sexual partners and on STIs in children.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "WHO/HIV_AIDS/2001.01, WHO/RHR/01.10."
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Background; title: Rationale for standardized treatment recommendations; title: Case management; title: Syndromic management; title: Risk factors for STI-related cervicitis; title: Selection of drugs; title: Treatment of STI-associated syndromes; title: Urethral discharge; title: Persistent or recurrent urethral discharge; title: Genital ulcer; title: Genital ulcer and HIV infection; title: Inguinal bubo; title: Scrotal swelling; title: Vaginal discharge; title: Cervical infection; title: Vaginal infection; title: Lower abdominal pain; title: Neonatal conjunctivitis; title: Treatment of specific infections; title: Gonococcal infections; title: Uncomplicated anogenital infection; title: Disseminated infection; title: Gonococcal ophthalmia; title: Chlamydia trachomatis infections (other than lymphogranuloma venereum); title: Uncomplicated urethral, endocervical or rectal infections; title: Neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis; title: Infantile pneumonia; title: Lymphogranuloma venereum; title: Syphilis; title: Early syphilis; title: Late latent; title: Neurosyphilis; title: Syphilis and HIV infection; title: Syphilis in pregnancy; title: Congenital syphilis; title: Chancroid; title: Granuloma inguinale (donovanosis); title: Genital herpes infections; title: First clinical episode; title: Recurrent infections; title: Suppressive therapy; title: Herpes in pregnancy; title: Herpes and HIV co-infections; title: Venereal warts; title: Vaginal warts; title: Cervical warts; title: Meatal and urethral warts; title: Trichomonas vaginalis infections; title: Bacterial vaginosis; title: Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy; title: Candidiasis; title: Vulvovaginal candidiasis; title: Vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnancy; title: Vulvovaginal candidiasis and HIV infection; title: Balanoposthitis; title: Scabies; title: Phthiriasis (pediculosis pubis); title: Key considerations underlying treatments; title: Choice of antimicrobial regimens; title: Comments on individual drugs; title: Antimicrobial resistance in N. gonorrhoeae; title: Antimicrobial resistance in H. ducreyi; title: Practical considerations in case management; title: Public Health package for STI prevention and care; title: Clinical considerations; title: Education for primary prevention; title: Education and counselling during an STI consultation; title: Notification and management of sexual partners; title: Access to services; title: Children, adolescents and sexually transmitted infections; title: Evaluation for sexually transmitted infections.