Are you up-to-date on the latest STI guidelines?

Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated recommendations for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Here are several highlights from the new guidelines, provided by Dr. Dinsmoor, an infectious disease specialist on the Contemporary OB/GYN editorial board.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2006;55(No. RR-11):1-94. http:// http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/. Accessed September 25, 2007.

DR. DINSMOOR is Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.