Why is syndromic management of STIs particularly important in resource-limited settings?
AIt's more cost-effective than targeted therapy
BIt prevents emergence of drug resistance
CIt's more effective than etiologic diagnosis
DIt allows treatment without waiting for laboratory confirmation
A 20-year-old man presents with dysuria, urgency, and urethral discharge. Physical examination shows suppurative urethritis, with redness and swelling at the urethral meatus. Which of the following is the most likely etiology of urethritis in this patient?
AHaemophilus ducreyi
BChlamydia trachomatis
CUreaplasma urealyticum
DNeisseria gonorrhoeae
Which of the following conditions is not caused by the Herpes simplex virus?
AGingivostomatitis
BMollaret meningitis
CHerpes labialis
DCarcinoma of the cervix
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