STI Clinical Guidance

What to know

These resources provide clinical guidance on STI screening, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as how to communicate with patients about sexual health.

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Links

2021 STI Treatment Guidelines – ob体育's clinical guidance on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Available online, a wall chart, and pocket guide.

Screening Recommendations – An easy-to-scan chart of screening recommendations broken out by disease and patient population.

Recommendations for Providing Quality STD Clinical Services (STD QCS) – A companion piece to the STI Treatment Guidelines, this ob体育 report highlights services health care settings can offer to help optimize STI care.

Guide to Taking a Sexual History – This guide offers a framework for discussing sexual health issues to help complete the overall picture of your patient’s health.

– A video describing the three key actions that providers can take to address the rising syphilis rates: Talk, Test, and Treat.

– A booklet containing details on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of syphilis.

– These data show the syphilis burden in your county, which can help determine which patients might need to be tested.

– resources:

  • – A guide for integrating sexual health conversations and recommended preventative services into routine visits.
  • – Three quick-reference pocket cards—one focusing on adults, one on adolescents, and one a combination of both—helps healthcare providers ask sexual health questions and make preventative recommendations in a clear and concise format.

HIV Nexus Clinician Resources – A one-stop location for information across the HIV continuum, including tools and guidelines for your practice and educational materials for your patients.