Warning:
This document is being maintained for historical purposes, but is now out of date. To view current guidelines please visit:
- STD Treatment Guidelines at http://www.cdc.gov/STD/treatment
1998 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Disease
Date: 01/23/98
Source: 47(RR-1);1-118
SUGGESTED CITATION: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1998 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. MMWR 1998;47(No. RR-1): {inclusive page numbers}.
The material in this report was prepared for publication by: National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention
Abbreviations Used in This Publication
ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACS American Cancer Society AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome anti-HBc Antibody to hepatitis B core antigen ASCUS Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance BCA Bichloroacetic acid BV Bacterial vaginosis CBC Complete blood count CI Confidence interval CIN Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia CMV Cytomegalovirus CSF Cerebrospinal fluid d4t Stavudine ddC Dideoxycytodine ddI Didanosine DGI Disseminated gonococcal infection DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid EIA Enzyme immunoassay FDA Food and Drug Administration FTA-ABS Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed GISP Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project HAV Hepatitis A virus HBIG Hepatitis B immune globulin HbsAg Hepatitis B surface antigen HbeAg Hepatitis B e Antigen HBV Hepatitis B virus HIV Human immunodeficiency virus HPV Human papillomavirus HSV Herpes simplex virus IFA Immunofluorescence assay IG Immune globulin IM Intramuscularly IV Intravenous or intravenously KOH Potassium hydroxide LGV Lymphogranuloma venereum MAC Mycobacterium avium complex MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration MPC Mucopurulent cervicitis MHA-TP Microhemagglutination assay for antibody to Treponema pallidum NGU Nongonococcal urethritis OTC Over-the-counter Pap Papanicolaou PCP Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia PCR Polymerase chain reaction PID Pelvic inflammatory disease PPD Purified protein derivative PPV Positive predictive value QRNG Quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae RNA Ribonucleic acid RPR Rapid plasma reagin RVVC Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis SAQ Saquinavir SIL Squamous intraepithelial lesions STD Sexually transmitted disease TB Tuberculosis TCA Trichloroacetic acid TE Toxoplasmic encephalitis TST Tuberculin skin test VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory VVC Vulvovaginal candidiasis WB Western blot WBC White blood cell ZDV Zidovudine 3TC Lamivudine