PMID- 18386598
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080425
LR  - 20080404
IS  - 0002-838X (Print)
IS  - 0002-838X (Linking)
VI  - 77
IP  - 6
DP  - 2008 Mar 15
TI  - USPSTF recommendations for STI screening.
PG  - 819-24
AB  - Since 2000, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued eight 
      clinical recommendation statements on screening for sexually transmitted 
      infections. This article, written on behalf of the USPSTF, is an overview of 
      these recommendations. The USPSTF recommends that women at increased risk of 
      infection be screened for chlamydia, gonorrhea, human immunodeficiency virus, and 
      syphilis. Men at increased risk should be screened for human immunodeficiency 
      virus and syphilis. All pregnant women should be screened for hepatitis B, human 
      immunodeficiency virus, and syphilis; pregnant women at increased risk also 
      should be screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Nonpregnant women and men not at 
      increased risk do not require routine screening for sexually transmitted 
      infections. Engaging in high-risk sexual behavior places persons at increased 
      risk of sexually transmitted infections. The USPSTF recommends that all sexually 
      active women younger than 25 years be considered at increased risk of chlamydia 
      and gonorrhea. Because not all communities present equal risk of sexually 
      transmitted infections, the USPSTF encourages physicians to consider expanding or 
      limiting the routine sexually transmitted infection screening they provide based 
      on the community and populations they serve.
FAU - Meyers, David
AU  - Meyers D
AD  - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
      Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Rockville, 
      Maryland 20850, USA. David.Meyers@ahrq.hhs.gov
FAU - Wolff, Tracy
AU  - Wolff T
FAU - Gregory, Kimberly
AU  - Gregory K
FAU - Marion, Lucy
AU  - Marion L
FAU - Moyer, Virginia
AU  - Moyer V
FAU - Nelson, Heidi
AU  - Nelson H
FAU - Petitti, Diana
AU  - Petitti D
FAU - Sawaya, George F
AU  - Sawaya GF
CN  - USPSTF
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - United States
TA  - Am Fam Physician
JT  - American family physician
JID - 1272646
SB  - IM
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Mass Screening/*standards
MH  - Practice Guidelines as Topic
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Sexually Transmitted Diseases/*diagnosis
MH  - United States
MH  - United States Public Health Service
RF  - 25
EDAT- 2008/04/05 09:00
MHDA- 2008/04/26 09:00
CRDT- 2008/04/05 09:00
PHST- 2008/04/05 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/04/26 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/04/05 09:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am Fam Physician. 2008 Mar 15;77(6):819-24.