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Sexually transmitted disease

MedGen UID:
11402
•Concept ID:
C0036916
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disease, Sexually Transmitted; Disease, Venereal; Diseases, Sexually Transmitted; Diseases, Venereal; Infection, Sexually Transmitted; Infections, Sexually Transmitted; Sexually Transmitted Disease; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Infection; Sexually Transmitted Infections; STDs; STI; STIs; Transmitted Infection, Sexually; Transmitted Infections, Sexually; Venereal Disease; Venereal Diseases
SNOMED CT: Sexually transmitted infectious disease (8098009); Venereal disease (8098009); Statutory venereal disease (8098009); VD - venereal disease (8098009); STI - sexually transmitted infection (8098009); STD - sexually transmitted disease (8098009); Sexually transmissible disease (8098009); Disease with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (8098009); Sexually transmitted disease (8098009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021681

Definition

A disorder acquired through sexual contact. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Genital Ulcers: Differential Diagnosis and Management.
Roett MA
Am Fam Physician 2020 Mar 15;101(6):355-361. PMID: 32163252
Sexually acquired syphilis: Laboratory diagnosis, management, and prevention.
Forrestel AK, Kovarik CL, Katz KA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Jan;82(1):17-28. Epub 2019 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.02.074. PMID: 30986474
Challenges and Persistent Questions in the Treatment of Trichomoniasis.
de Brum Vieira P, Tasca T, Secor WE
Curr Top Med Chem 2017;17(11):1249-1265. doi: 10.2174/1568026616666160930150429. PMID: 27697044Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Infectious disorders of the vulva.
Zare SY
Semin Diagn Pathol 2021 Jan;38(1):19-26. Epub 2020 Oct 2 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2020.09.012. PMID: 33067080
Experiences of living with a sexually transmitted disease: an integrative review.
Haapa T, Suominen T, Paavilainen E, Kylmä J
Scand J Caring Sci 2018 Sep;32(3):999-1011. Epub 2017 Nov 29 doi: 10.1111/scs.12549. PMID: 29193238
Identified intimate partner violence (IPV) as a risk for women in contracting HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted disease.
Renzetti CM
Violence Against Women 2013 Jul;19(7):811-3. doi: 10.1177/1077801213498472. PMID: 24137642
Adolescent sexuality.
Goldfarb AF
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1997 Jun 17;816:395-403. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb52168.x. PMID: 9238294
IUDs--an update.
Popul Rep B 1995 Dec;(6):1-35. PMID: 8724322

Diagnosis

Male urethritis. A review of the ideal diagnostic method.
Leos-Alvarado C, Llaca-Díaz J, Flores-Aréchiga A, Pérez-Chávez F, Casillas-Vega N
Actas Urol Esp (Engl Ed) 2020 Oct;44(8):523-528. Epub 2020 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.acuro.2019.11.008. PMID: 32684296
Sexually acquired syphilis: Historical aspects, microbiology, epidemiology, and clinical manifestations.
Forrestel AK, Kovarik CL, Katz KA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Jan;82(1):1-14. Epub 2019 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.02.073. PMID: 30986477
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Levy SB, Gunta J, Edemekong P
Prim Care 2019 Mar;46(1):157-173. Epub 2018 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.10.013. PMID: 30704656
Genital ulcers caused by herpes simplex virus.
Parra-Sánchez M
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed) 2019 Apr;37(4):260-264. Epub 2018 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.10.020. PMID: 30580877
Trichomoniasis.
Schwebke JR, Burgess D
Clin Microbiol Rev 2004 Oct;17(4):794-803, table of contents. doi: 10.1128/CMR.17.4.794-803.2004. PMID: 15489349Free PMC Article

Therapy

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Resistance: Past to Present to Future.
Aitolo GL, Adeyemi OS, Afolabi BL, Owolabi AO
Curr Microbiol 2021 Mar;78(3):867-878. Epub 2021 Feb 2 doi: 10.1007/s00284-021-02353-8. PMID: 33528603
Current treatments for anal condylomata acuminata.
Mistrangelo M, Dal Conte I, Volpatto S, DI Benedetto G, Testa V, Currado F, Morino M
Minerva Chir 2018 Feb;73(1):100-106. Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4733.17.07554-X. PMID: 29154519
Trichomoniasis.
Schwebke JR, Burgess D
Clin Microbiol Rev 2004 Oct;17(4):794-803, table of contents. doi: 10.1128/CMR.17.4.794-803.2004. PMID: 15489349Free PMC Article
Lymphogranuloma venereum.
Burgoyne RA
Prim Care 1990 Mar;17(1):153-7. PMID: 2181506
Venereophobia.
Oates JK, Gomez J
Br J Hosp Med 1984 Jun;31(6):435-6. PMID: 6378293

Prognosis

Sexually acquired syphilis: Laboratory diagnosis, management, and prevention.
Forrestel AK, Kovarik CL, Katz KA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Jan;82(1):17-28. Epub 2019 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.02.074. PMID: 30986474
Syphilis management in pregnancy: a review of guideline recommendations from countries around the world.
Trinh T, Leal AF, Mello MB, Taylor MM, Barrow R, Wi TE, Kamb ML
Sex Reprod Health Matters 2019 Dec;27(1):69-82. doi: 10.1080/26410397.2019.1691897. PMID: 31884900Free PMC Article
Gonorrhea: update.
Little JW
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2006 Feb;101(2):137-43. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.05.077. PMID: 16448912
13. HIV-1 infection.
Sleasman JW, Goodenow MM
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003 Feb;111(2 Suppl):S582-92. doi: 10.1067/mai.2003.91. PMID: 12592304
Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study.
Felitti VJ, Anda RF, Nordenberg D, Williamson DF, Spitz AM, Edwards V, Koss MP, Marks JS
Am J Prev Med 1998 May;14(4):245-58. doi: 10.1016/s0749-3797(98)00017-8. PMID: 9635069

Clinical prediction guides

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Resistance: Past to Present to Future.
Aitolo GL, Adeyemi OS, Afolabi BL, Owolabi AO
Curr Microbiol 2021 Mar;78(3):867-878. Epub 2021 Feb 2 doi: 10.1007/s00284-021-02353-8. PMID: 33528603
Lipschütz's acute vulvar ulcer: a systematic review.
Vismara SA, Lava SAG, Kottanattu L, Simonetti GD, Zgraggen L, Clericetti CM, Bianchetti MG, Milani GP
Eur J Pediatr 2020 Oct;179(10):1559-1567. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1007/s00431-020-03647-y. PMID: 32296983
Genital Ulcers: Differential Diagnosis and Management.
Roett MA
Am Fam Physician 2020 Mar 15;101(6):355-361. PMID: 32163252
Partner notification.
Mathews C, Coetzee N
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 May 20;2009 PMID: 21733200Free PMC Article
Chlamydia (uncomplicated, genital).
Horner P
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jun 23;2008 PMID: 19450291Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Three Decades of Research: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education.
Goldfarb ES, Lieberman LD
J Adolesc Health 2021 Jan;68(1):13-27. Epub 2020 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.07.036. PMID: 33059958
Lipschütz's acute vulvar ulcer: a systematic review.
Vismara SA, Lava SAG, Kottanattu L, Simonetti GD, Zgraggen L, Clericetti CM, Bianchetti MG, Milani GP
Eur J Pediatr 2020 Oct;179(10):1559-1567. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1007/s00431-020-03647-y. PMID: 32296983
Barriers to human papillomavirus vaccination among US adolescents: a systematic review of the literature.
Holman DM, Benard V, Roland KB, Watson M, Liddon N, Stokley S
JAMA Pediatr 2014 Jan;168(1):76-82. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2752. PMID: 24276343Free PMC Article
Partner notification.
Mathews C, Coetzee N
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 May 20;2009 PMID: 21733200Free PMC Article
Chlamydia (uncomplicated, genital).
Horner P
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jun 23;2008 PMID: 19450291Free PMC Article

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