10-20-2008, 10:41 PM
10-21-2008, 12:20 AM
no
10-21-2008, 12:35 AM
syphilis is std u treat the partner
10-21-2008, 12:44 AM
Treating Syphilis Contacts
Patients who have been sexually exposed to infectious syphilis within the preceding 3 months may be infected but seronegative and thus should be treated as for early syphilis. Persons exposed more than 90 days previously should be treated based on serologic results. If their partners are unavailable for testing or unreliable for follow-up, empiric therapy is indicated. Others at high risk either for infection (ie, those with other sexually transmitted diseases and those infected with HIV) or its consequences (ie, pregnant women) should undergo serologic tests for syphilis. The present recommended therapy for gonorrhea (single-dose ceftriaxone or cefpodoxime) may not be effective in treating incubating syphilis. Therefore, patients with gonorrhea and a known exposure to syphilis should be treated with separate regimens effective against both diseases.
cmdt
Patients who have been sexually exposed to infectious syphilis within the preceding 3 months may be infected but seronegative and thus should be treated as for early syphilis. Persons exposed more than 90 days previously should be treated based on serologic results. If their partners are unavailable for testing or unreliable for follow-up, empiric therapy is indicated. Others at high risk either for infection (ie, those with other sexually transmitted diseases and those infected with HIV) or its consequences (ie, pregnant women) should undergo serologic tests for syphilis. The present recommended therapy for gonorrhea (single-dose ceftriaxone or cefpodoxime) may not be effective in treating incubating syphilis. Therefore, patients with gonorrhea and a known exposure to syphilis should be treated with separate regimens effective against both diseases.
cmdt
10-21-2008, 06:42 AM
thanks tanner