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RECOMMENDED INTERVENTIONS DURING THE PERIODIC HEALTH EXAMINATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF STDs, U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE, 1996
• Immunize for hepatitis B (birth, 1 month, 6 months; or 0-2 months, 1-2 months later, and 6-18 months; if not done in infancy, current visit and 1 and 6 months later).
A
• HIV testing (for infants of mothers at high risk for HIV)b
B
• Give ocular prophylaxis to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum (for newborns).
11-24
• Screen with Papanicolaou (Pap) test (for females who are sexually active at present or in the past, at least every 3 years. If sexual history is unreliable, begin Pap tests at age 18 years).
A
• RPR/VDRL (serological test for syphilis)c; • Screen for gonorrhea (for females)d; • HIVe; • Chlamydial (for females)g
A; B; A; B
• Screen for chlamydial (for sexually active females < 20 years old).
