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It's Time: Integrate Viral Hepatitis Into Your Work

This information sheet is an agenda for providers who are taking a two-day training program in which they learn to serve persons at high risk for viral hepatitis. This material lists the training objectives and provides training modules, including specific modules targeted for substance use programs. The training can be used in substance use settings, STD/public health settings, HIV/AIDS programs, and correctional settings, as well as used for providers from all four target settings.

Volume and Type of Laboratory Testing Methods for Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Public Health Laboratories 2007: Summary Report

This report provides a summary of responses from a web-based survey of public health laboratories on volume and type of testing for STDs in the United States in 2007. The survey was conducted in 2008. Responses were received from 61.4 percent (94 of 153) participants. In 2007, 3,290,390 chlamydia tests and 3,157,827 gonorrhea tests were performed in the surveyed laboratories; 89.7 percent of chlamydia tests and 84.4 percent of gonorrhea tests were nucleic acid amplification tests. Over 90 percent of responders reported syphilis testing.

Clamidia: La Realidad

This pamphlet provides information about the STD chlamydia. It lists basic facts about the disease and discusses transmission, symptoms for men and women, testing, and treatment. The pamphlet explains that recent sex partners should be notified, as they would need to be tested for the disease and treated if infected. Chlamydia can be cured with antibiotic treatment, but an individual can be reinfected.

Chlamydia: The Facts

This pamphlet provides information about the STD chlamydia. It lists basic facts about the disease and discusses transmission, symptoms for men and women, testing, and treatment. The pamphlet explains that recent sex partners should be notified, as they would need to be tested for the disease and treated if infected. Chlamydia can be cured with antibiotic treatment, but an individual can be reinfected.

Sifilis: La Realidad

This pamphlet provides information about the STD syphilis. It lists basic facts about the disease and discusses transmission, symptoms for men and women, testing, and treatment. The pamphlet explains that recent sex partners should be notified, as they would need to be tested for the disease and treated if infected. Syphilis can be cured with antibiotic treatment, but an individual can be reinfected.

MMWR: Discordant Results From Reverse Sequence Syphilis Screening - Five Laboratories, United States, 2006-2010

This report describes tests of an analysis of data from five laboratories that used reverse sequence screening during 2006-2010 to identify persons with possible untreated syphilis. Three sites served patient populations with low prevalence of syphilis, and two sites served patient population with high prevalence. The results indicated that among sera reactive on initial screening with an automatable treponemal enzyme and chemiluminescence immunoassays (EIA/CIA), 56.7 percent had a nonreactive rapid plasma regain (RPR) test.

Implementation of Routine HIV Testing in Health Care Settings: Issues for Community Health Centers

This report discusses community health centers (CHCs) in routine HIV testing consistent with the 2006 recommendations issued by CDC. It explains why it is important for CHCs to routinely offer HIV testing and provides general protocol elements for facility-based HIV testing, such as ensuring confidentiality, implementing alternatives to opt-out HIV testing, testing alternatives and procedures, encouraging patients to return if a confirmatory HIV test is performed, and providing test results to patients.

MMWR: HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men - 21 Cities, United States, 2008

This report describes the results of CDC’s analysis of HIV testing conducted in 21 cities as part of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS) to assess whether MSM were tested as recommended (at least annually) and whether more frequent testing was indicated. Results indicated that of 7,271 MSM interviewed and tested, who had not reported a previous positive HIV test, 61 percent had been tested during the past 12 months. Of these, seven percent had a new, positive HIV test result when tested as part of NHBS.

Hepatitis and Your Liver

This video contains general information on the liver and its function,and how hepatitis affects the liver. The transcript video is included. This video can only be viewed with Windows Media Player version 10 or Real One Player.
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