National STD Curriculum Podcast

This episode reviews a few oral abstracts from the 2020 STD Prevention Conference, which took place virtually in September 2020, specifically looking at topics covering point-of-care tests and express clinic models. View episode transcript and references at  www.std.uw.edu . Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an UW Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Medical D...

Doxycycline prophylaxis (pre or post) has been suggested as a way to prevent bacterial STIs [sexually transmitted infections] in high-risk groups and may be of interest in your patient population. This episode focuses on published literature on this topic. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu .  Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the...

This episode reviews recommendations and suggestions for management of STDs during the COVID-19 pandemic. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu . Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. This podcast is dedicated to a...

Gonorrhea has developed resistance to many antibiotics available and few options remain to treat this STI [sexually transmitted infection]. This podcast episode summarizes three articles recently published on new treatments for gonorrhea, specifically looking at gentamicin, delafloxacin, and zoliflodacin. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu .

Chlamydia infection can be treated with either azithromycin or doxycycline. Increasing evidence supports the use of doxycycline over azithromycin for the treatment of rectal chlamydia infection. This podcast summarizes literature on this topic. View episode transcript and references at www.std.uw.edu . Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of...