title: Raising health care provider awareness of sexually transmitted disease in patients over age 50.
abstract: An increase in sexual activity among persons over age 50 has resulted in a dramatically increased prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including higher rates of HIV/AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Raising awareness of health care providers regarding STDs in this age group is essential for appropriate prevention and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Atlantic General Wound Center, Berlin, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jeffers
authors.forename: Mary C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: DiBartolo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001364:Awareness; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011157:Population Dynamics; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011287:Prejudice; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology