Kimberly A.Workowski,MD,professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Emory University, said updates to the CDC's Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines are critical as chlamydia and gonorrhea continue to be number one and number two, respectively, in terms of reportable...
Chlamydia and gonorrhea are the two most common sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. While treatment decisions are dependent on individual clinician discretion, the CDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines include recommendations for treatment of either of the two diseases before confirm...
A Regenstrief Institute-led review of studies on proactive health services for chlamydia and gonorrhea has found that rates of presumptive treatment—antibiotics prior to laboratory test confirmation—varies widely.