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The CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006, supersedes its 2002 guidelines. These guidelines establish the standard of care for STDs, also known as sexually transmitted infections (STIs). New diagnostic considerations and treatment recommendations include the following:
Genital herpes: Because prognosis is influenced by the type of herpes simplex virus (HSV), both virologic and type-specific serologic testing should be performed. Treatment options for recurrences include two shortened regimens: 1-day famciclovir or 2-day acyclovir. Suppressive therapy should be considered for infrequent as well as frequent (>6 times a year) recurrences. Moreover, suppressive therapy with valacyclovir decreases HSV-2 transmission in di…