Open AccessA retrospective study of the pattern of sexually transmitted infections from a tertiary care hospital of Rajasthan
Author(s) -
Asha Nyati,
Savera Gupta,
Suresh Jain,
Devender Singh Yadav,
B. Patidar,
Mukul Sharma
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0565
pISSN - 2589-0557
DOI - 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_82_16
Subject(s) - medicine , molluscum contagiosum , genital warts , sex organ , disease , sexually transmitted disease , genital herpes , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , retrospective cohort study , syphilis , pediatrics , gynecology , dermatology , family medicine , virology , virus , herpes simplex virus , biology , genetics
Knowledge about the current patterns of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is essential as they pose a major health problem worldwide and even more so in the developing countries like ours. Owing to the lack of advanced laboratory facilities at most of the centers, the cases are evaluated and managed as per the syndromic approach proposed by the National AIDS Control Organization.