RT Book, Section
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1128784091
T1 Sexually Transmitted and Reproductive Tract Infections
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828529
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128784091
RD 2024/04/19
AB Worldwide,  most  adults  acquire  at  least  one  sexually  transmitted  infection  (STI).Three  factors  determine  the  initial  rate  of  spread  of  any  STI  within  a  population:  rate  of  sexual  exposure  of  susceptible  to  infectious  people,  efficiency  of  transmission  per  exposure,  and  duration  of  infectivity  of  those  infected.STI  care  and  management  begin  with  risk  assessment  and  proceed  to  clinical  assessment,  diagnostic  testing  or  screening,  syndrome-based  treatment  to  cover  the  most  likely  causes,  and  prevention  and  control.  The  “4  C’s”  of  control  are  contact  tracing,  ensuring  compliance  with  treatment,  and  counseling  on  risk  reduction,  including  condom  promotion  and  provision.