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Gonorrhea secondary prevention
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Strategies for the secondary prevention of gonococcal infection include early detection, treatment of sexual partners, and treatment of other sexually transmitted infections (such as chlamydia).[1][2][3]
Secondary prevention
Secondary prevention
Strategies for the secondary prevention of gonococcal infection include:[1][2][3]
- Effective diagnosis, treatment, counseling, and follow up of infected patients
- Evaluation, treatment, and counseling of sexual partners of patients who are infected with gonorrhea
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Centers for Disease Control and Pevention. clinical prevention guidance (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/clinical.htm Accessed on September 25, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LeFevre ML. USPSTF: behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Ann Intern Med 2014;161:894–901.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Warner L, Stone KM, Macaluso M, et al. Condom use and risk of gonorrhea and Chlamydia: a systematic review of design and measurement factors assessed in epidemiologic studies. Sex Transm Dis 2006;33:36–51.
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