Monday Aug 30, 2021
Update From the CDC: New Gonorrhea Guidelines - Frankly Speaking Ep 239
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-239
Overview: Join us to discuss the CDC’s new guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae. You’ll walk away with recommendations for how to address urogenital, rectal, and pharyngeal infections. You’ll also discover alternative regimens for patients allergic to first-line therapy and understand how to manage coinfection with chlamydia.
Episode resource links:
- St. Cyr S, Barbee L, Workowski KA, et al. Update to CDC’s Treatment Guidelines for Gonococcal Infection, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1911–191
Guest: Alan Ehrlich MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato