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STD treatment guidelines and clinical advisories

STD guidance for healthcare providers
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STD treatment guidelines

CDC treatment guidelines
2020 Update to CDC's Treatment for Gonococcal Infections
Open PDF file, 359.51 KB,  2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines: Massachusetts (English, PDF 359.51 KB)
Open DOCX file, 192.42 KB,  2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines: Massachusetts (accessible) (English, DOCX 192.42 KB)

STD clinical advisories

Open DOCX file, 46.72 KB,  Additional Cases of Ceftriaxone-Non-Susceptible Gonorrhea in Massachusetts, September 25, 2025 (English, DOCX 46.72 KB)
Open DOCX file, 71.21 KB,  Increase Syphilis Screening in Massachusetts, February 10, 2025 (English, DOCX 71.21 KB)
Open DOCX file, 54.8 KB,  Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for Prevention of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), June 5, 2024 (English, DOCX 54.8 KB)
Open DOCX file, 52.01 KB,  Clinical Alert on Non-susceptible Gonorrhea - January 19, 2023 (English, DOCX 52.01 KB)
Open DOCX file, 272.59 KB,  Chlamydia Screening Advisory (2022) (English, DOCX 272.59 KB)
Open DOCX file, 197.24 KB,  Utilizing Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) for Chlamydia Infection in Massachusetts (2022) (English, DOCX 197.24 KB)
Open DOCX file, 104.42 KB,  Congenital Syphilis Clinical Alert 6-30-2020 (English, DOCX 104.42 KB)
Open DOCX file, 120.61 KB,  Increases in Syphilis and Gonorrhea Cases, April 23, 2018 (English, DOCX 120.61 KB)

Historical STD Clinical Advisories

Open DOC file, 58 KB,  Update to Recommended Treatment and Management of Gonococcal Infections, June 24, 2015 (English, DOC 58 KB)
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) for Chlamydia Infection downloads

Translation of this brochure into the following languages: Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese will be coming soon.

Open RTF file, 92.43 KB,  Transition to New NAAT Technology - January 10, 2011 (English, RTF 92.43 KB)
Open RTF file, 29 KB,  Chlamydia trachomatis serology testing for LGV discontinued at State Laboratory – March 27, 2008 (English, RTF 29 KB)
Open RTF file, 82.42 KB,  Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) Presenting as Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Proctitis - January 2005 (English, RTF 82.42 KB)
Open RTF file, 80.83 KB,  Increasing Number of Cases Caused by Quinolone Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae - February 2005 (English, RTF 80.83 KB)

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