Diagnosis and Management of STDs Including HIV Infection.

These guidelines on diagnosis and management have been pre pared on the basis of local experience, review of the literatureans consultation of the current recommendations of the Unice States Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organ Tation. They were developed predominantly for use by Clinic 27; staff and some flexibility is required in applying them to some private practice situations. Sections 1 and 2 provide guidance o the practitioner on risk assessment and appropriate testing and other sections provide concise information on diagnosis and management of individual diseases. For additional convenience looseleaf checklists - HIV testing and counselling, chlamydia, STD interview, points on prevention - have been provided for use as desktop reminders. Clinic 275 offers additional services to facili. tate STD management by the general practitioner:

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