Bacterial
vaginosis |
Metronidazole, 500 mg PO
twice daily for 7 d |
or |
Clindamycin, 300 mg PO
twice daily for 7 d |
or |
Metronidazole, 250 mg PO
3 times daily for 7 d |
Chancroid |
Azithromycin, 1 g PO in a
single dose |
or |
Ceftriaxone, 250 mg IM in
a single dose |
or |
Erythromycin base, 500 mg
PO 3 times daily for 7 d |
Chlamydiaa
|
Azithromycin, 1 g PO in a
single dose |
or |
Amoxicillin, 500 mg PO 3
times daily for 7 d |
Cytomegalovirus |
Supportive care |
Genital
herpes |
Acyclovir, 400 mg PO 3
times daily for 7–14 d (first episode) |
Acyclovir, 400 mg PO 3
times daily for 5 d (recurrent episode) |
Acyclovir, 400 mg PO 3
times daily (suppression after 36 wk) |
Alternative
regimen (for women in whom adherence is an issue): valacyclovir, 500 mg
daily |
Genital warts |
Cryotherapy and
trichloroacetic acid |
Gonorrheab
|
Cefpodoxime, 400 mg PO in
a single dose |
or |
Ceftriaxone, 125 mg IM in
a single dose |
Alternate regimen
(for women who cannot tolerate a cephalosporin: spectinomycin, 2 g IM as a
single dose |
Granuloma inguinale |
Erythromycin base, 500 mg
PO 4 times daily for at least 3 wk ± parenteral aminoglycoside |
Hepatitis A |
Immunoprophylaxis (immune
serum globulin and hepatitis A vaccine) as needed |
Hepatitis B |
Immunoprophylaxis (HBIG
and hepatitis B vaccine) as needed |
Lymphogranuloma
venereum |
Erythromycin base, 500 mg
PO 4 times daily for 21 d |
Molluscum
contagiosum |
Curettage, cryotherapy,
chemical cauterization, or laser therapies |
Pediculosis
pubis |
Permethrin 1% cream rinse
to affected areas, washed off after 10 min |
or |
Pyrethrins with piperonyl
butoxide to affected area, washed off after 10 min |
Scabies |
Permethrin cream (5%) to
all areas of body from neck down, washed off after 8–14 h |
Syphilisc
|
Benzathine penicillin G,
2.4 million units IM in a single dose (primary, secondary, early
latent) |
Benzathine penicillin G,
7.2 million units total, 2.4 million units IM once weekly for 3 weeks (late
latent or latent of unknown duration) |
Trichomoniasis |
Metronidazole, 2 g PO in
a single dose |