3. TREATMENT: EARLY SYPHILIS
• Drug of Choice:
• Benzathine penicillin 2.4 mega
units, im, 2 divided doses, one in
each buttock
• Penicillin sensitive patients:
• Doxycycline 100 mg BD for 14
days
• Pregnancy:
• Erythromycin stearate 2g daily,
qid 14 days
4. LATE SYPHILIS (BENIGN,
CARDIOVASCULAR): TREATMENT
•Drug of Choice:
•Benzathine penicillin (as above) once a week for 3
consecutive weeks
•Penicillin Sensitive:
•Doxycycline 100 mg BD for 28 days
•Pregnancy:
•Erythromycin stearate (as above) for 28 days
5. OTHER SYPHILIS: TREATMENT
•Neurosyphilis:
• Crystalline penicillin 3-4
million units, 4-hourly, iv
for 14 days
•Congenital syphilis:
• Procaine penicillin 50000
IU/kg im daily for28 days
6. CHANCROID: TREATMENT
• Azithromycin 1gm SOD;
• Ceftriaxone 250 mg im SD;
• Ciprofloxacin 1g oral OD for
3 days;
• Erythromycin base 1.5 gm
daily for 7 days
7. GONORRHOEA: TREATMENT
• Uncomplicated:
• Azithromycin 2g SOD OR
• Cefixime 400mg SOD OR
• Ceftriaxone 125mg im SD
OR
• Ofloxacin 400mg SOD
• Complicated:
• Ceftriaxone 1g im SD OR
• Cefixime 400 mg BD for 7
days
10. HERPES GENITALIS: TREATMENT
• Episodic treatment:
• Acyclovir 400mg TDS orally
for 7 days for 1st episode
and for 5 days for recurrent
episode
• Suppressive treatment:
• Acyclovir 400 mg BD for 12
months
11. CANDIDIASIS: TREATMENT
• Topical:
• Clotrimazole 1% cream
• Ketoconazole 2% cream
• Systemic:
• Ketoconazole 200 mg OD
for 3 days OR
• Fluconazole 150 mg once
a week for 4 weeks
12. DRUGS FOR ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART)
Class of Drug Example Recommended Dose
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleoside group
(NRTIs)
Zidovudine 200mg TDS
Didanosine 125 mg BD
Stavudine 30 mg BD
Lamivudine 150 mg BD
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Non-nucleoside Reverse
Transcriptase Inhibitors
group (NNRTIs)
Nevirapine 200 mg BD
Efavirenz 600 mg OD
Delavirdine 400 mg TDS
Protease Inhibitors Saquinavir 1200 mgTDS
Indinavir 800 mg TDS
Ritonavir 600 mg BD
Nelfinavir 750 mg TDS
Lopinavir 400 mg BD
13. HIV/AIDS TREATMENT: NNRTI
BASED REGIMEN
•Preferred Regimen:
•Efavirenz + Lamivudine + Zidovudine or Stavudine
•Alternative Regimen:
•Efavirenz + Lamivudine + Didanosine
•Nevirapine + Lamivudine + Zidovudine or
Stavudine or Didanosine
14. HIV/AIDS TREATMENT: PI BASED
REGIMEN
• Preferred Regimen:
• Lopinavir + Ritonavir + Lamivudine + Zidovudine or
Stavudine
• Alternative Regimen:
• Indinavir + Lamivudine + Zidovudine/Stavudine
• Indinavir + Ritonavir + Lamivudine +
Zidovudine/Stavudine
16. STI: SYNDROMIC APPROACH
•Algorithms for implementation at
peripheral levels:
•Syndrome for genital ulcer disease
•Syndrome for urethral discharge
•Syndrome for vaginal discharge
•Syndrome for inguinal bubo
19. CONCLUSION
•Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) is a broader
term, includes asymptomatic cases as well
•Can present with diverse symptoms (ulcer,
discharge, swelling)
•Syndromic approach has several advantages for
the treatment of STI