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3: Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Published:May 2023
Jennie G. Ono, MD, MS, FAAP, Snezana Nena Osorio, MD, MS, "Sexually Transmitted Infections", Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine, Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP, SFHM
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Chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common bacterial causes of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents, with chlamydia being the leading cause. Other possible STIs include human papillomavirus, herpes simplex virus (HSV), trichomoniasis, syphilis, and HIV. Most cases of STI are managed on an outpatient basis, but these infections may coexist with, or be included in the differential diagnoses of, many conditions in hospitalized adolescents. In addition, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) can have significant long-term consequences, including infertility, ectopic pregnancy, tubo-ovarian abscess, and chronic pelvic pain.
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