ABSTRACT
Syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections is now a widely accepted strategy for treatment of infections and prevention of the spread of HIV in the developing world. Although STIs are caused by many different organisms, they cause only a limited number of syndromes. Syndromic management facilitates immediate diagnosis and treatment of many STIs at the same time without the need for expensive and time consuming laboratory tests
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiology , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/diagnosis , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/transmission , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/complications , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & control , Disease Management , Medical History Taking , Condoms/statistics & numerical data , Safe Sex , Algorithms , Primary Health CareABSTRACT
Syndromic management of transmitted infections is now a widely accepted strategy for treatment of infections and prevention of the spread of HIV in the developing world. Although STIs are caused by many different organisms, they cause only a limited number of syndromes. Syndromic management facilitates immediate diagnosis and treatment of many STIs at the same time without the need for expensive and time consuming laboratory tests