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Resources - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sexually transmitted infections and diseases are one of the most common illnesses found around the world, particularly in women. The World Health Organization estimates that 448 million new infections of curable sexually transmitted (syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis) infections occur yearly throughout the world. In pregnant women with untreated early syphilis, 25% of pregnancies result in stillbirth and 14% in neonatal death.
The Johns Hopkins CCGHE wants to continue its efforts to improve these statistics by providing health care workers with updated and practical STI training suited for resource-limited settings.
Additional distance training is currently available through the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Online STD Course. (registration and fee required)
Relevant links
World Health Organization Website on STIs
CDC STD Treatment Guidelines 2010 (PDF)
Lecture Series: Which Tests are Best: An Update on Laboratory Testing for Bacterial STDs (CME credit available)
WHO Reproductive Health and STI's - listing of available publications
Updated Recommended Treatment Regimens for Gonococcal Infections and Associated Condition - from the CDC, April 2010
WHO Training Modules for the Syndromic Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections - 2nd edition
CDC STD 2010 Treatment Guidelines - Recommendations and Reports 116-page PDF
CDC Guide to Taking a Sexual History - Healthcare provider materials from the Centers for Disease Control, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases - 2004 (24-page PDF)
CDC STD Clinical Slides - requires brief registration of an email address
Clinical Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Resource-Poor Settings - A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians from the AIDS Alliance (100-page PDF)
CDC Website for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
WHO Guidelines for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections (99-page PDF)
CDC Physician Pocket Guide on Syphilis - 4-page healthcare provider materials from the Centers for Disease Control, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers - The National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (PTCs) is a group of CDC-funded regional centers and provides health professionals with a spectrum of state-of-the-art educational opportunities, including experiential learning with an emphasis on prevention
HINARI (Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative) - The HINARI program, set up by WHO together with major publishers, enables developing countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases