TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 28. Partner Notification & Management
A1  - Peterman, Thomas A.
A1  - Kahn, Richard H.
A2  - Klausner, Jeffrey D.
A2  - Hook, Edward W.
PY  - 2007
T2  - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
AB  - •  Partner  notification  is  an  important  component  of  treating  patients  for  most  sexually  transmitted  diseases  (STDs).•  Partner  notification  for  syphilis,  HIV,  and  possibly  hepatitis  B  is  usually  best  done  by  collaborating  with  experts  from  the  local  health  department.•  Partner  notification  is  also  a  priority  for  gonorrhea,  chlamydia,  trichomoniasis,  nongonococcal  urethritis,  and  pelvic  inflammatory  disease,  although  patients  will  usually  need  to  notify  partners  themselves  after  appropriate  coaching.•  Some  patients  resist  notification  out  of  fear  of  losing  a  relationship  or  because  a  relationship  has  already  ended.•  Emphasizing  the  health  benefits  helps  patients  initiate  and  successfully  complete  notification,  thereby  improving  their  own  health,  the  health  of  partners,  and  the  health  of  the  community.  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3026469
ER  -