Riesgo y consecuencias de las enfermedades de transmisión sexual
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are of significant public health importance. After the onset of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the incidence of STDs increased. An understanding of STDs is essential to prescribe the correct treatment, so the evaluation of a patient suffering from any...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8003484 |
| Source: | RECIMUNDO: Revista Científica de la Investigación y el Conocimiento, ISSN 2588-073X, Vol. 4, Nº. 4, 2020, pags. 517-530 |
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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are of significant public health importance. After the onset of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the incidence of STDs increased. An understanding of STDs is essential to prescribe the correct treatment, so the evaluation of a patient suffering from any type of STD requires specific considerations, their due precautions and needs a thorough eval-uation through a careful anamnesis, a detailed physical examination with special attention to local examination (examination of the lesion and genitalia) and a microbiological investigation. There is a need for a collaborative approach between the microbiologist and clinicians for the evaluation of pa-tients with sexually transmitted diseases. The global health burden of sexually transmitted infections, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is large and constantly increasing. The world health organization estimates that there are around 498 million people between the ages of 15 and 49 who are infected each year with chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and chancroid. Various taboos and stigmas associated with these diseases negatively impact treatment-seeking behavior, causing delay in treatment. |
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