STANDARD SEROLOGICAL TESTS FOR SYPHILIS (STD)

FLOCCULATION TEST COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST

* V.D.R.L. TEST * WASSERMANN REACTION
(PRIMARY SCREENING TEST) (FOR SECONDARY & LATE TERTARY STAGES)


VDRL TEST BECOMES POSITIVE

25 % OF Cases at the end of 1 week after appearance of sore
50 % of cases t the end of 2 weeks after appearance of sore
100% of cases at the end of 4 weeks after appearance of sore

TREATMENT OF GONORRHOEA

INJ. PROCAINE PENICILLIN AND PROBENECID 1G ORALLY
(SINGLE DOSE) (SINGLE DOSE)

CAP AMPICILLIN AND PROBENECID 1G ORALLY
(SINGLE DOSE)
3-5 G ORALLY
IF ALLERGIC OR NOT RESPONDING TO PENICILLIN
TETRACYCLINE
OR
CHLORAMPHENICOL 500 MG ORALLY SIX HOURLY FOR 3-5 DAYS
OR
ERYTHROMYCIN

TREATMENT OF CHANCROID

LOCAL HYGIENE WITH FREQUENT SALINE WASHES
ASPIRATION OF BUBO PUS
SULPHADIAZINE 1 GM 6-HOURLY X 10 DAYS
OR
TETRACYCLINE 500 MG 6-HOURLY X 10 DAYS

HERPEES GENITALIS


HERPES GENITALS IS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
DISEASE CAUSED BY THE HERPES SIMPLEX
VIRUS (HSV-II)

IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY SMALL GROUPED,
MULTIPLE, VISCICLES ON THE GENITALS


TREATMENT OF MISCELLANEOUS STD

SCABIES : BENZYL BENZOTE OR GAMMA BENZENE
HEXACHLORIDE (LOCALLY)

MOLLUSCUM : CURETTAGE/CAUTERISTION
CONTAGIOSUM (ELECTRICAL OR CHEMICAL
WITH TRICHLRO ACETIC ACID OR PHENOL)

TRICHOMONIASIS : METRONIDAZOLE 200 mg TDS x 7 DAYS
OR TINIDAZOLE 150 mg BD X 7 DAYS (ORALLY)

PEDICULOSIS PUBIS : BENZYL BENZOTE OR GAMMA
BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE (LOCALLY)