Featuring the trusted, practical format of the CURRENT series, this authoritative, quick-access guide delivers a top-to-bottom overview of STDs commonly encountered in clinical practice. The book begins with an insightful introduction to the field that emphasizes the patient-doctor relationship, and then explores clinical problems with STDs in terms of diagnostic, management, and treatment considerations.

Features

A-to-Z, up-to-the-minute coverage of common STDs-filled with crucial point-of-care guidelines
A focus on prevention interventions, including counseling, in recognition of the need to change high-risk sexual behaviors
Practical diagnostic algorithms that summarize key protocols and facilitate patient management
Detailed, easy-to-locate treatment tables that list specific drugs (generic and trade names), doses, and schedules
A thought-provoking final chapter that includes a brief discussion of the latest STD research, plus unresolved questions and future concerns
Useful appendices that include diagnostic protocols, treatment tables, and websites for further information Authoritative, on-the-spot information you can quickly apply to your practice - without sifting through pages of data
An essential clinical companion for internists, family physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, obstetricians-gynecologists, HIV care specialists, and other healthcare professionals who see patients with STDs
Turn to any chapter on specific STDs, and you'll find expert perspectives on biology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and issues related to special populations

Auteur

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Deputy Health Officer, Director, STD Prevention and Control Services, San Francisco Department of Public Health

Contenu

Section I