Sexually transmitted infections

What are the appropriate laboratory tests for an infant whose mother has hepatitisC virus (HCV) infection?

A 32-year-old previously healthywoman presents to the emergencydepartment with skin lesions, suprapubicpain, and generalized myalgia of1 week’s duration. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazolefor a presumed urinarytract infection is prescribed, and thepatient is discharged. The symptomspersist; she is hospitalized 2 days later.

The most common blood-borne infection in the United States, hepatitis C is also one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease in this country. About 35,000 new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are diagnosed each year; by 2015, the number of persons with documented HCV infection is expected to have increased 4-fold from what it was in 1990.

A 24-year-old woman's firstpregnancy was uneventful until thesixth month when mild malaise and ahighly pruritic abdominal rash occurred(Figure 1). A biopsy and directimmunofluorescence confirmedthe suspected diagnosis of herpesgestationis.

Although many patients with primary HSV-1 infection have no clinicalrecurrences, the failure to seroconvert occurs very seldom-inno more than 1% of patients.

Which treatment approaches are effective in a woman who has persistent or refractory vaginal trichomoniasis? Should the male sex partner of a patient who has recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis be treated? Answers to these and other questions can be found in the recently updated CDC guidelines on managing sexually transmitted diseases

Recently the CDC updated its guidelines for treating sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This article focuses on genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

24-year-old woman had experienced perianal itching and a small amount of rectal bleeding for 6 months. She also complained of a perianal protrusion.