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Bicillin® L-A Recall

A new voluntary recall by King Pharmaceuticals LLC., a subsidiary of Pfizer, of specific referenced lots of Bicillin® L-A (Penicillin G Benzathine Injectable Suspension). Pfizer is initiating this recall due to particulates […]

June 27th is HIV Testing Day! Free HIV Test

Walgreens and Greater Than HIV/STDs, a public information campaign from KFF, are joining with health departments and community organizations to provide free rapid HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C testing at more than 575 […]

New Publication: Birth Outcomes Among Women With Syphilis During Pregnancy in Six U.S. States, 2018–2021

Six jurisdictions that participated in SET-NET reported data on women with syphilis during pregnancy and outcomes that occurred during 2018–2021. Frequencies of adverse outcomes were reported by syphilis treatment status […]

The National STD Curriculum Releases 3rd Edition with FREE CE

The National STD Curriculum is a free, up-to-date educational resource for health care professionals and trainees to learn how to diagnose, treat, and prevent sexually transmitted diseases and infections. The […]

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Congenital Syphilis: Evaluation & Treatment of Infants Exposed in Utero

Evaluating infants for congenital syphilis....

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Evaluating Patients for Primary Syphilis

Evauation and algorithm for patients with new genital lesion or suspicious genital ulcer...

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Secondary Syphilis Algorithm

This one page algorithm takes clinicans through patients with new onset rash, atypical warty lesion, or other signs and sypmtoms of secondary syphilis ...

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National HIV PrEP Curriculum

The National HIV PrEP Curriculum is a free, up-to-date educational resource for health care professionals to learn how to initiate and manage HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP)....

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Doxy-PEP Standing Orders

Standing Orders: Doxycycline use as post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections....

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NEW: Doxy PEP Resources

A repository of Doxy PEP resources for clinicans created by the Denver PTC....

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AMA: New STI, HIV, Viral Hep & TB Toolkit for Community Health Centers and Emergency Departments

Community health centers and emergency departments are uniquely positioned to screen for HIV, STIs, viral hepatitis, and LTBI among under-resourced and disproportionately affected ...

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Bicillin Shortage: Extencilline Information for Clinicians

Extencilline is benzathine benzylpenicillin (penicillin G benzathine) injection powder for suspension that is being temporarilyimported to address ongoing shortages of Bicillin® L-...