Gannon-Loew Kathryn E, Holland-Hall Cynthia
Marquette University Medical Clinic, 540 N. 16th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA.
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 21;7:2049936120960664. doi: 10.1177/2049936120960664. eCollection 2020 Jan-Dec.
Adolescents and young adults are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Providers have the responsibility to accurately manage these infections to prevent medical complications and the spread of STIs. This article will review the epidemiology, screening recommendations, diagnostic tests, and treatment guidelines for STIs most commonly encountered in this population: , Herpes simplex virus, and , as well as the sexually associated infection bacterial vaginosis. This review will discuss ongoing research that explores ways to improve the management of STIs in adolescents and young adults.
青少年和青年成人面临性传播感染(STIs)的高风险。医疗服务提供者有责任准确管理这些感染,以预防医学并发症和性传播感染的传播。本文将综述该人群中最常见的性传播感染的流行病学、筛查建议、诊断测试和治疗指南:单纯疱疹病毒,以及与性相关的感染——细菌性阴道病。本综述将讨论正在进行的研究,这些研究探索改善青少年和青年成人中性传播感染管理的方法。