02-01-2017, 07:11 AM
A 24-year-old woman is noted to have the presence of Trichmonas found on a routine Pap smear that is performed at the student health center. Although the center diagnoses a number of cases each year, she is entirely asymptomatic. Appropriate manage-ment should be to
A) reassure patient that no treatment is necessary
B) repeat cultures after the next menstrual cycle and treat if the organism is present
C) treat only if the patient is pregnant
D) treat regardless of symptoms
E) treat only if symptoms are present
A) reassure patient that no treatment is necessary
B) repeat cultures after the next menstrual cycle and treat if the organism is present
C) treat only if the patient is pregnant
D) treat regardless of symptoms
E) treat only if symptoms are present