Chlamydia
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Chlamydia Rapid Test as accurate as conventional testing- Azithromycin slightly inferior to doxycycline for genital chlamydia infection
- Self-taken swabs improve gonorrhea and chlamydia test accuracy
- Doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days preferred for treatment of asymptomatic rectal chlamydia trachomatis
- USPSTF 2021 recommends screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in sexually active women 24 years or younger (B recommendation)
- Vaginal swabs are slightly more sensitive than urine samples for detecting chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis in women
- Postexposure prophylaxis with doxycycline reduces STIs in men having sex with men
- USPSTF 2017 does not recommend for or against screening pelvic exam in asymptomatic women (I statement)
- Postexposure prophylaxis with doxycycline in men who have sex with men and transgender women with or at risk of HIV reduces STI risk (NNT = 5)
- Pelvic exam not needed to identify high likelihood of cervicitis or pelvic inflammatory disease
- Tinidazole = metronidazole for treatment of BV
- Use buccal misoprostol and antibiotics for medical abortion
- More expensive omadacycline no worse than moxifloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia
- The past use of an intrauterine device is not associated with infertility, but a past Mycoplasma genitalium infection is
- Amoxicillin does not improve outcomes for nonpneumonia lower respiratory tract infection in children (ARTIC PC)
- Norethindrone reduced prolonged bleeding related to etonogestrel implant (IMPLANET)
- Whether a viral or bacterial pathogen is detected has little effect on cough symptoms or duration
- STI counseling with HIV testing does not reduce subsequent STI acquisition
- Antibiotics somewhat helpful for acute conjunctivitis (NNT = 8) but most patients get better without treatment