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Nearly half of the 19 million new STDs in the US each year are among young people aged 15–24 years. Find out more.... |
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New & Noteworthy |
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In the Clinic - Chlamydia and Gonorrhea - an evidence based practical guide to screening, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, and patient education with FAQs and tools to improve the quality of care. From the Annals of Internal Medicine. CME available. Azithromycin Safety and STD Treatment - information from the CA STD Control Branch (April 2013) Doxycycline Shortage - information from the CDC (January 2013)
Are you at risk for viral hepatitis? Take this 5 minute assessment to find out Interim Guidance for Clinicians Considering the Use of Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Heterosexually Active Adults (MMWR August 10, 2012) Update to CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010: Oral Cephalosporins No Longer a Recommended Treatment for Gonococcal Infections (MMWR August 10, 2012) Clinical Alert: Update on Gonorrhea Treatment Recommendations (Dear Colleague letter, August 2012) CDC Webinar - Update on Sexual Health in Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) for clinicians who provide care for MSM. View recorded webinar from June 7, 2012
Net meets street to defeat STDs: County home STD testing program employs cutting-edge technology
Health & Safety in the Adult Film Industry HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines,
2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12/17/10 CA STD Treatment Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, 2010 Two page summary grid from the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center |
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Los
Angeles County Launches In-Home STD Testing for Women Innovative mail-in test kit targets rise in rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia in young women of color. Visit DontThinkKnow.org to order a test kit.
Watch the "I Know" television commercials! |
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LA County Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity
Report, 2010 This report is produced to summarize sexually transmitted disease morbidity, identify trends and patterns, and provide comprehensive updates on reportable sexually transmitted disease in Los Angeles County. Volume 1: County Summary Volume 2: County Service Planning Areas |
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LA County STD Clinic Morbidity Report, 2010 This report summarizes chlamydia, gonorrhea, early syphilis, HIV and herpes testing and morbidity from Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s twelve STD clinics. |
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Early Syphilis
Surveillance Summary, May 2010 This report summarizes early syphilis cases reported as of May 31, 2010 in Los Angeles County. |
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STD Program in the Media |
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Recent STD Program Staff Publications & Conference
Presentations
Rodriguez-Hart C, Chitale RA, Rigg R, Goldstein BY, Kerndt PR, Tavrow P. See more publications and presentations |
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