SF resources

San Francisco Citywide STI Screening Guidelines, January 2025 (PDF)

Guidelines for screening based on a patient's age and sexual practices

San Francisco City Clinic STI Protocols, 2023 (PDF)

Protocols for STI treatment and management

Ureaplasma urealyticum provider FAQ (PDF)

Guidance for screening, testing, and treatment; how to interpret positive test results in asymptomatic patients; and partner management

National resources

CDC STI Treatment Guidelines, 2021

Find supplemental materials to the CDC guidelines below.

• PDF version saved before January 2025 (PDF)
• Wall Chart (PDF)
• Pocket Guide (PDF)
• Mobile app and other provider resources
  

Syphilis resources for SF providers

Includes Bicillin shortage tools; tools for screening, evaluating, and staging syphilis; congenital syphilis prevention; and patient education tools

State resources

• Clinical Guidelines for Gonorrhea Treatment and Management of Suspected Treatment Failure (PDF)
• Disseminated Gonorrhea Infections: FAQ for Health Care Providers (PDF)
• Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea (ARGC) Quicksheet (PDF)
  

Find more resources from the California Department of Public Health.

Expedited partner therapy resources for California providers

Hosted by Essential Access, a partner of the California Department of Public Health

Printable instructions for patients

• Throat swab: English and Spanish (PDF)
• Rectal swab: English and Spanish (PDF)
• Vaginal swab: English and Spanish (PDF)

Video instructions for patients

• How to collect a throat swab
• How to collect a urine (pee) sample
• How to collect a rectal (butt) swab

STI fact sheets and more

Browse the STI and HIV educational tools we use with our patients. Includes fact sheets for each STI.

SF resources

Doxy-PEP prescribing guide for San Francisco providers (PDF)

Guidance on doxy-PEP eligibility, dosing and prescribing, monitoring, and counseling messages

Health Update: Updated Recommendations for Prescribing Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) (PDF)

Published September 12, 2024

State resources

California Department of Public Health Doxy-PEP Recommendations (PDF)

Published April 28, 2023

National resources

CDC Guidelines on the Use of Doxy-PEP, 2024 (PDF)

Current version on CDC.gov

Here are our doxy-PEP fact sheets:

• About doxy-PEP (PDF)
• "Doxy-PEP dosing instructions" (PDF)

You can also find these on our doxy-PEP page.

SF resources

"Ask about PrEP": A guide for providers (PDF)

Guide to prescribing PrEP for San Francisco providers

Prescribing Injectable Cabotegravir PrEP Pocket Card (PDF)

Guide to prescribing injectable cabotegravir for PrEP in pocket card format

National resources

CDC PrEP Guidelines, 2021 Update (PDF)

Version saved before January 2025 (PDF)

CDC PrEP Guidelines - Clinical Providers’ Supplement, 2021 Update (PDF)

Version saved before January 2025 (PDF)

Clinical Recommendation for the Use of Injectable Lenacapavir as PrEP (2025) (PDF)

The CDC recommends injectable lenacapavir as an option for PrEP, and provides clinical guidance.

CDC guide: What is injectable HIV PrEP? (PDF)

Guide to prescribing injectable cabotegravir for PrEP

Phone consultation on PrEP

The National Clinician Consultation Center provides free phone consultation on management of PrEP.

SF resources

Apretude Insurance Flowsheet (PDF)

Guide to insurance coverage of Apretude (cabotegravir) for PrEP

Yeztugo Insurance Flowsheet (PDF)

Guide to insurance coverage of Yeztugo (lenacapavir) for PrEP

SF resource

The frontline worker's role in LAI PrEP team-based care (PDF)

How non-clinical staff can support clients in accessing injectable PrEP and ART

Our PrEP page provides education about PrEP.

You can also use these PrEP fact sheets:

Created by City Clinic:

• PrEP Basics (PDF)
• Injectable PrEP Basics (PDF)
• Compare types of PrEP (PDF)

Created by the California Department of Public Health:

• 2-1-1 PrEP (PDF)

National resource

CDC PEP Guidelines for Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV, 2025 (PDF)

Current version on CDC.gov

Phone consultation on PEP

The National Clinician Consultation Center provides free phone consultation on management of PEP.

Our PEP page provides education about PEP.

SF resource

Rapid ART: Immediate ART initiation at HIV diagnosis and re-engagement in care (PDF)

How to offer immediate ART initiation, and implement it in your practice

National resource

Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents With HIV

Current version on HIV.gov

• Our HIV care page provides education about HIV treatment.
• You can also use our U=U fact sheet: U=U Basics (Undetectable = Untransmittable)