CDC Releases 2015 Guidelines on the Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Disease.

A collection of Practice Guidelines published in AFP is available at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/ practguide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its 2010 recommendations to help guide physicians in preventing and treating sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This summary practice guideline will focus on the updates, which include yearly screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; vaccine recommendations and counseling for persons with human papillomavirus (HPV); diagnostic assessment of urethritis; nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for diagnosing trichomoniasis; alternative treatments for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and genital herpes simplex virus (HSV); the role of Mycoplasma genitalium in urethritis and cervicitis and implications of treatment; STD management in persons who are transgendered; and retesting for repeat STDs.