Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Guide for Primary Care, second edition, covers the diagnosis and treatment of STDs and other information critical to patient care and reflects the last five years of significant changes in information about STDs. Updated to reflect the 2010 Center for Disease Control Guidelines on the Treatment of STDs, this book also contains new information about:the epidemiology of herpes virus infectionsexpedited partner therapychanges in recommendations for HPV vaccination for menchanges in resistance patterns for antimicrobial therapy for gonorrhea and chlamydiatreatment recommendations for bacterial vaginosistreatment recommendations for genital wartsIn order to better meet clinician needs, the book has been streamlined to quickly convey critical, evidence-based information. Whether seeking information about particular conditions (including HPV, herpes, syphilis, trichomoniasis, HIV and AIDS, and others) or related patient issues (such as STD exposure evaluation and evaluation of sexual assault), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, second edition, contains the knowledge doctors need in a friendly, to-the-point format.

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Human papillomavirus and genital warts.- Genital herpes.- Chlamydia.- Gonorrhea.- Pelvic inflammatory disease.- Viral hepatitis.- HIV: identification, diagnosis and prevention.- Syphilis.- Trichomoniasis.- Lymphogranuloma venerum, chanchroid, granuloma inguinale, and molluscum contagiosum.- Ectoparasites: scabies and pediculosis pubis.- Public health and prevention.- Evaluation and treatment of STD exposure and sexual assault.