RT Book, Section
A1 Strowd, Lindsay C.
A1 McGregor, Sean
A1 Pichardo, Rita O.
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161341717
T1 Gonorrhea, Mycoplasma, and Vaginosis
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161341717
RD 2024/04/19
AB AT-A-GLANCEMore  than  20  million  new  sexually  transmitted  diseases  (STDs)  occur  annually  in  the  United  States.In  the  United  States,  chlamydia  is  currently  the  most  common  reported  STD.  It  is  also  the  most  common  cause  of  pelvic  inflammatory  disease  in  women.Urethritis  is  a  common  presenting  symptom  of  STDs  in  both  men  and  women.High-risk  patients  often  have  coinfection  with  multiple  STDs.Diagnosis  can  usually  be  made  through  direct  microscopy,  culture,  or  newer  diagnostic  methods  such  as  nucleic  acid  amplification  tests.Early  and  appropriate  antimicrobial  therapy  of  STDs  results  in  good  prognosis.