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This document is being maintained for historical purposes, but is now out of date.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

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1993 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines

09/24/1993

SUGGESTED CITATION
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1993 Sexually
transmitted diseases treatment guidelines. MMWR 1993;42(No. RR-14):
{inclusive page numbers}.

CIO Responsible for this publication:
National Center for Prevention Services,
Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Prevention

SUMMARY
     
     These guidelines for the treatment of patients with sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs) were developed by staff members of CDC
after consultation with a group of invited experts who met in
Atlanta on January 19-21, 1993. Included are new recommendations
for single-dose oral therapy for gonococcal infections, chlamydial
infections, and chancroid; new regimens for the treatment of
bacterial vaginosis (BV) and outpatient management of pelvic
inflammatory disease (PID); a new patient-applied medication for
treatment of genital warts; and a revised approach to the
management of victims of sexual assault. This report includes new
sections on subclinical human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and
cervical cancer screening for women who attend STD clinics or who
have a history of STDs. These recommendations also include expanded
sections on the management of patients with asymptomatic human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; vulvovaginal candidiasis
(VVC); STDs among patients coinfected with HIV; and STDs among
infants, children, and pregnant women.

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