*Edited by Nancy Malla*

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.

ISBN 978-953-51-0258-8

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Photo by peshkov / iStock

## Sexually Transmitted Infections

*Edited by Nancy Malla*

**SEXUALLY** 

**TRANSMITTED** 

Edited by **Nancy Malla**

**INFECTIONS** 

## **SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS**

Edited by **Nancy Malla**

http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/1497 Edited by Nancy Malla

#### **Contributors**

Joao Batista De Sousa, Leonardo Durães, Krzysztof Korzeniewski, Juan Pablo Gutierrez, Erika Atienzo, Helena Lucia Barroso Dos Reis, Blazenka Grahovac, Susana Diana García, Ángela María Rosa Famiglietti, Roberto Santos Saraiva, Claudio Cesar, Marco Mello, Evandro Lopes, Augusto Daige, Joao Jazbik, Nancy Malla, Mónica Imarai, Sabina Mahmutovic-Vranic, Lucia Ramiro, Marta Reis, Margarida Gaspar De Matos, José Alves Diniz, Abdo Jurjus

#### **© The Editor(s) and the Author(s) 2012**

The moral rights of the and the author(s) have been asserted.

All rights to the book as a whole are reserved by INTECH. The book as a whole (compilation) cannot be reproduced, distributed or used for commercial or non-commercial purposes without INTECH's written permission. Enquiries concerning the use of the book should be directed to INTECH rights and permissions department (permissions@intechopen.com).

Violations are liable to prosecution under the governing Copyright Law.

Individual chapters of this publication are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License which permits commercial use, distribution and reproduction of the individual chapters, provided the original author(s) and source publication are appropriately acknowledged. If so indicated, certain images may not be included under the Creative Commons license. In such cases users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. More details and guidelines concerning content reuse and adaptation can be foundat http://www.intechopen.com/copyright-policy.html.

#### **Notice**

Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book.

First published in Croatia, 2012 by INTECH d.o.o. eBook (PDF) Published by IN TECH d.o.o. Place and year of publication of eBook (PDF): Rijeka, 2019. IntechOpen is the global imprint of IN TECH d.o.o. Printed in Croatia

Legal deposit, Croatia: National and University Library in Zagreb

Additional hard and PDF copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com

Sexually Transmitted Infections Edited by Nancy Malla p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0258-8 eBook (PDF) ISBN 978-953-51-6887-4
