&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Written by&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://cms.pulse-clinic.com/pulseteam/2&quot;&gt;Dr.Deyn Natthakhet Yaemim (Founding Director)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;on 6 June 2015, Last updated 18 July 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1 class=&quot;comp article-heading&quot;&gt;STI Detection and Testing&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;Screening guidelines for different populations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
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&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What&#39;s New&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h5&gt;Screening guidelines for different populations&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/testing-for-sexually-transmitted-infections#t1_1&quot;&gt;*&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/testing-for-sexually-transmitted-infections#t1_1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Routine tests (regardless of condom use)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other tests to consider&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Heterosexual men and women&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Chlamydia (cervix/urine) Hepatitis B (consider vaccination&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/testing-for-sexually-transmitted-infections#t1_2&quot;&gt;&amp;dagger;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Depending on sexual practice:&lt;br /&gt;- gonorrhoea (cervix/urine/throat/anal)&lt;br /&gt;- chlamydia (anal)&lt;br /&gt;Depending on local epidemiology:&lt;br /&gt;- Trichomonas&lt;br /&gt;- syphilis&lt;br /&gt;- baseline serology for HIV&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Consider annual screening for those who have changed partner, more frequently depending on risk&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Men who have sex with men&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Gonorrhoea (throat/anal) Chlamydia (urine/anal) Hepatitis A (consider vaccination&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/testing-for-sexually-transmitted-infections#t1_2&quot;&gt;&amp;dagger;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;Hepatitis B (consider vaccination&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/testing-for-sexually-transmitted-infections#t1_2&quot;&gt;&amp;dagger;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;Syphilis&lt;br /&gt;HIV&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Anal test indications:&lt;br /&gt;- any anal sex with casual partners&lt;br /&gt;- any unprotected anal sex&lt;br /&gt;- any anal symptoms&lt;br /&gt;- HIV positive&lt;br /&gt;- past history of gonorrhoea&lt;br /&gt;- contact with any sexually transmitted infection&lt;br /&gt;- request&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Annually if asymptomatic, more frequently depending on sexual risk&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Young people (&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Chlamydia (cervix/urine) Hepatitis B (consider vaccination&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/testing-for-sexually-transmitted-infections#t1_2&quot;&gt;&amp;dagger;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Gonorrhoea&lt;br /&gt;Baseline serology for HIV&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Annually for those who have changed partner, more frequently depending on risk&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Sex workers&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Gonorrhoea (cervix/urine) Chlamydia (cervix/urine) Syphilis Hepatitis B (consider vaccination&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/testing-for-sexually-transmitted-infections#t1_2&quot;&gt;&amp;dagger;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;HIV&lt;br /&gt;Gonorrhoea (throat/anus)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Depending on sexual practice:&lt;br /&gt;- chlamydia (anal)&lt;br /&gt;- hepatitis A (consider vaccination)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Every 3-6 months&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;People who inject drugs&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Chlamydia (cervix/urine) Hepatitis B (consider vaccination&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/testing-for-sexually-transmitted-infections#t1_2&quot;&gt;&amp;dagger;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;Hepatitis C&lt;br /&gt;Syphilis&lt;br /&gt;HIV&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Hepatitis A (consider vaccination)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;Annually if asymptomatic, more frequently after particular risk episode&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;t1_1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;* Adapted from: Clinical guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections among priority populations. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, 2004&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;t1_2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;dagger;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/sup&gt;Once patient immunised against hepatitis A/hepatitis B, further serology is unnecessary&lt;/p&gt;
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