Sexually transmitted infections.
This article addresses the importance of screening for sexually transmitted diseases as a form of secondary prevention. The differential diagnoses of genital ulcers or inflammatory disorders of the genitourinary tract, with a higher index of suspicion for sexually transmitted disease, are discussed, as well as currently recommended treatment options for the same.
Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. tara_frenkl@merck.com
Tara Lee
TL
Frenkl
Jeannette
J
Potts
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents