California STI Treatment Guidelines Table for Adults and Adolescents—2021
These guidelines reflect the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines for adults and adolescents who are HIV negative as well as those with HIV.
Topic: Clinical Tools and Guidelines
2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines Webinar
2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines Webinar presented by National Network of STD Prevention Training Center (NNPTC) faculty Dr. Ina Park, Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker, and Dr. Christine Johnston.
2021 Implementing the CDC STI Treatment Guidelines: A Conversation for Family PACT Providers
The long-awaited 2021 CDC Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines were published in MMWR on July 22, 2021. This webinar will focus on significant changes from the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, including updated guidelines for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, pelvic inflammatory disease, genital herpes, Mycoplasma genitalium, and vaginal trichomoniasis. To assist health care providers in obtaining a sexual history, the updated “Five P’s” approach will be reviewed. In addition, current Family PACT benefits for each type of sexually transmitted infection discussed in the program will be explained.
Learning Objectives:
- List 3 examples of sexual history questions for each the “Five P’s” of sexual history taking
- Explain why the treatment guidelines for both chlamydia and gonorrhea genital tract infections were updated in the 2021 Guidelines
- List the indications for obtaining chlamydia and gonorrhea samples from the anus and the oropharynx
- Describe the consequences of Mycoplasma genitalium genital infection in males and females
- List 2 updates in the 2021 Guidelines regarding vaginal trichomoniasis
Presenters:
- Ina Park, MD, MS, Co-author of the CDC STI Treatment Guidelines, 2021
- Michael Policar, MD, MPH
Resources:
2021 STI Treatment Guidelines
Current evidence-based prevention, diagnostic and treatment recommendations that replace the 2015 STI treatment guidance. Although the guidelines emphasize treatment, prevention strategies and diagnostic recommendations also are discussed.
Syphilis Health Check™
Current evidence-based prevention, diagnostic and treatment recommendations that replace the 2015 STI treatment guidance. Although the guidelines emphasize treatment, prevention strategies and diagnostic recommendations also are discussed.
California Clinical Guidelines for Gonorrhea Treatment and Management of Suspected Treatment Failure
This guideline summarizes the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) clinical recommendations to enhance detection and management of suspected gonorrhea treatment failure and assure adequate treatment.
Gonorrhea 2020 CDC Treatment Update
This guideline summarizes the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) clinical recommendations to enhance detection and management of suspected gonorrhea treatment failure and assure adequate treatment.
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection in CA—Dear Colleague letter from CDPH
December 23, 2020: CDPH requests medical providers should reinstate routine screening recommendations for STDs in females <25 years of age, pregnant females, men who have sex with men and individuals with HIV. Providers should increase their clinical suspicion for DGI in patients with joint pain and undertake the following additional actions.
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing: More Than Just Genitals
A patient-facing fact sheet describing:
- Who should get tested
- Why get tested
- What to expect
- Tips for talking with your health care provider
STD Expert Hour Webinar – Disseminated Gonococcal Infection (DGI)
February 23, 2021
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has received increasing reports of disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI), a severe complication of untreated gonorrhea. Dr. Laura Quilter and Dr. Eric Tang discuss DGI epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management, and review California’s recent DGI investigation and what clinicians can do to help.
Drs. Quilter and Tang cover the following learning objectives for this webinar:
- Describe the epidemiology of uncomplicated gonorrhea and DGI
- Recognize the clinical manifestations of DGI and increase clinical suspicion for DGI in patients with joint pain
- Demonstrate how to diagnose, manage, and treat DGI
- Report all laboratory-confirmed and clinically-suspected cases of DGI to public health
- Prioritize routine screening, testing, and treatment of STDs among high-risk patients