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CDC on the Recent Press Coverage on Azithromycin (May 18, 2012)

Free STD testing kits now available at a Second District kiosks
Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, 5/8/12

CDC Grand Round - The Growing Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Gonorrhea

Watch live webcast Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10-11am PST or view the archived presentation from late May. CME available

This session of Grand Rounds will explore the development of antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a growing public health concern because the United States gonorrhea control strategy relies on effective antibiotic therapy. Since antibiotics were first used for treatment of gonorrhea, N. gonorrhoeae has progressively developed resistance to the antibiotic drugs prescribed to treat it: sulfonilamides, penicillin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin.

Gonorrhea Management Updates

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Gonorrhea Treatment Guidelines, 8/29/11

• Ten Steps to Help Control Gonorrhea, 8/29/11

• Guidelines for Suspected Gonorrhea Treatment Failure, CADPH 8/24/11

• Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea, CDC 7/7/11

Net meets street to defeat STDs: County home STD testing program employs cutting-edge technology
Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, 9/19/11

New Fillable CMR Form Available, 7/5/11

Health & Safety in the Adult Film Industry, 3/14/11

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

• Interim Guidance: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in MSM
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MMWR, 1/28/11

• Research Brief: iPrEx Study
  Los Angeles County Office of AIDS Programs & Policy, 1/11

Watch the "I Know" television commercials!
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STD Program in the Media

• Using tech to battle STDs
  HealthyCal.org, 10/2/11

• Protect yourself from STDs
  L.A. Youth, 9/27/11

• STD Testing Program Embraced By South Los Angeles Churches
  Huffington Post, 9/21/11

• LA’s Cool Plan To Fight STDs
  Jezebel.com, 9/20/11

• Officials, churches join fight against sexual diseases
  Los Angeles Times, 9/20/11

• STD home testing kiosks launched in LA County
  ABC-7 Los Angeles, 9/20/11

• LA gives home test kits for chlamydia, gonorrhea
  San Jose Mercury News, 9/19/11

• Health Officials Offer Home Test Kits For Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
  CBS Los Angeles, 9/19/11

See more media coverage

Provider Alerts

• Gonorrhea Dual Therapy Treatment Recommendations, LADPH, 8/30/11

• Dear Colleague Letter: Fraudulent website claims to provide medical information on previous (STD) history for individuals, 2/9/10

• Emergency Contraception Update:  What consumers and providers should know now that Plan B is available over the counter, 4/1/09

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Recent STD Program Staff Publications & Conference Presentations

Cohen SE, Chew Ng RA, Katz KA, Bernstein KT, Samuel MC, Kerndt PR, Bolan G. Repeat Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in California, 2002-2006: Implications for Syphilis Elimination Efforts. Am J Public Health. Jan 2012;102(1):e1-e8.

Meites E, Llata E, Hariri S, Zenilman J, Longfellow L, Schwebke J, Tabidze I, Mettenbrink C, Jenkins H, Guerry S, et al. (2012). "HPV Vaccine Implementation in STD Clinics-STD Surveillance Network." Sex Transm Dis 39(1): 32-34.

Rice E, Fulginiti A, Winetrobe H, Montoya J, Plant A, Kordic T. Sexuality and homelessness in Los Angeles public schools. Am J Public Health. Feb. 2012;102(2):220a-201.

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