Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010

This serial updates the 2006 clinical guidelines for treating sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These recommendations were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in consultation with professionals knowledgeable about the treatment of STDs. The guidelines include new information regarding (1) the expanded diagnostic evaluation for cervicitis and trichomoniasis; (2) new treatment recommendations for bacterial vaginosis and genital warts; (3) the clinical efficacy of azithromycin for chlamydial infections in pregnancy, (4) the role of Mycoplasma genitalium and trichomoniasis in urethritis/cervicitis and treatment-related implications; (5) lymphogranuloma venereum proctocolitis among men who have sex with men; (6) the criteria for spinal fluid examination to evaluate for neurosyphilis; (7) the emergence of azithromycin-resistant Treponema pallidum; (8) the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae; (9) the sexual transmission of hepatitis C; (10) diagnostic evaluation after sexual assault; and (11) STD prevention approaches.