TY - CHAP AU - Nancy Malla AU - Kapil Goyal ED - Nancy Malla Y1 - 2012-03-21 PY - 2012 T1 - Sexually Transmitted Infections: An Overview N2 - Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections that are spread primarily through person to person sexual contact. There are more than 30 different sexually transmissible bacteria, viruses and parasites. STIs lead to high morbidity and complications. This book entitled as Sexually Transmitted Infections is not a text book but provides useful information for general reference work for physicians, researchers and students interested in the subject. Each chapter is abundant in tips useful to general readers as well. It also includes the Introductory chapter providing an overview with special emphasis on syndromic approach to the management of STIs in clinical setting. BT - Sexually Transmitted Infections SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/39380 DO - 10.5772/39380 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -