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This podcast recording discusses how The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published guidelines on use of doxy PEP – taking a prescribed dose of the antibiotic doxycycline shortly after sex – to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in men who have sex with men and...

This information guide is intended for health care professionals involved in care of persons interested in or receiving doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP) for STI prevention. The information in this guide pertains to the use of doxy PEP for STI postexposure prophylaxis.

 

This webinar discusses that with reported cases of syphilis up 80% since 2018 and more than 3,700 babies born with syphilis in 2022, it’s important to learn more about this curable STI and how to protect yourself from serious health consequences.

This report summarizes an enhanced outbreak response, which identified 106 cases of syphilis with onset from January 2007 to June 2009, including six congenital cases in a Southwest Indian Nation. The enhanced, coordinated multiagency response involved tribal and Pima County Health Departments, the...

This guideline discusses how DBS is a way of gathering a blood sample for hepatitis C testing. With DBS, the person being tested just needs to have a finger pricked, no locating veins or tubes of blood required. 

This webinar reviews NACCHO's congenital syphilis compendium and highlights programs across the country implementing policies and practices that interrupt congenital syphilis and perinatal HIV transmission.

This fact sheet discusses clinical summary of USPSTF recommendation screening for syphilis infection in nonpregnant adolescents and adults.

Treatment Action Group did an analysis of ongoing research in the pipeline for Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Syphilis. This study identified that the current toolbox for addressing gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis is inadequate.

This serial updates the 2010 clinical guidelines for treating STDs. These recommendations were developed by the CDC in consultation with professionals knowledgeable about the treatment of STDs. These guidelines include: 1) alternative treatment regimens for Neisseria gonorrhoeae; 2) the use of...

This information sheet is meant to be a wall chart summary of CDC's 2015 STDs Treatment Guidelines. The chart has columns for disease, recommended Rx, dose/route, and alternatives. The STDs included in the chart are: bacterial vaginosis, cervicitis, chlamydial infections, epididymitis, genital...