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Faringitis gonocócica - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

Faringitis por gonococos

Prevención:

La abstinencia sexual es la única manera segura de evitar la gonorrea, pero con frecuencia esto no es práctico ni razonable. El comportamiento sexual seguro puede reducir el riesgo. El uso de condones, tanto masculinos como femeninos, disminuye la probabilidad de contraer una enfermedad de transmisión sexual, pero éstos deben emplearse adecuadamente.

El condón debe estar en su lugar apropiado desde el comienzo hasta el final de la actividad sexual y debe usarse TODA vez que la persona participe en una actividad sexual, incluyendo sexo oral, con una pareja que no sea monógama o que posiblemente esté infectada.

El tratamiento de todos los compañeros sexuales es esencial para prevenir la reinfección.

Anatomía de la garganta

Fecha de revisión: 5/19/2008
Versión en inglés revisada por:Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Maternal & Child Health Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Update to CDC's sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006: fluoroquinolones no longer recommended for treatment of gonococcal infections. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2007;56:332-336.

Handsfield HH, Sparling PF. Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In: Cohen J, Powderly WG, Berkley SF, Calandra T, Clumeck N, Finch RG, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA; Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2005: chap 209.

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