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This document is being maintained for historical purposes, but is now out of date.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

Reporting and Confidentiality
     
     The accurate identification and timely reporting of STDs form
an integral part of successful disease control. Reporting assists
local health authorities in identifying sex partners who may be
infected. Reporting also is important for assessing morbidity
trends. STD/HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases
should be reported in accordance with local statutory requirements
and in a timely manner.

     Syphilis, gonorrhea, and AIDS are reportable diseases in every
state. The requirements for reporting other STDs and asymptomatic
HIV infection differ from state to state, and clinicians should be
familiar with local STD reporting requirements.

     Reporting may be provider- and/or laboratory-based. Clinicians
who are unsure of local reporting requirements should seek advice
from local health departments or state STD programs.

     STD and HIV reports are held in strictest confidence and in
many jurisdictions are protected by statute from subpoena. Further,
before any follow-up of a positive STD test is conducted by program
representatives, these persons consult with the patient's
health-care provider to verify the diagnosis and treatment.

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