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STI Resources for Health Care Professionals

This page from the Maryland Department of Health features the latest hot topics, trainings, and local health department guidance and resources.

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Maryland Department of Health Center for STI Prevention

The Center for STI Prevention (CSTIP) works to prevent and reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Maryland.

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Maryland Zip Code Map of 2018 Chlamyida Incidence Rates

Chlamydia incidence rates by county.

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Maryland Zip Code Map of 2018 Gonorrhea Incidence Rates

Gonorrhea incidence rates by county.

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Maryland Zip Code Map of 2018 Primary and Secondary Syphilis Incidence Rates

Primary and secondary syphilis incidence rates by county.

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Gonorrhea Treatment Alert

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) would like to make you aware that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its recommendation for the treatment of uncomplicated gonococcal infection in adults, based on ongoing surveillance of antimicrobial resistance.

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Maryland 2019 STI Annual Report

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Center for STI Prevention (CSTIP) is pleased to present the 2019 Maryland STI Annual Report.

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Talking to Your Sex Partners About STI Testing

It might be hard to talk to your partner about getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), but it’s important.

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STI Basics

Information about Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (sometimes called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).)

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Maryland Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)

The practice of providing antibiotic therapy to the sex partners of persons diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) without an intervening medical evaluation.

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Maryland Teen Sexual Health Fact Sheets

Teen Sexual health snapshots by county.

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Provider Alert: Syphilis in Maryland

The ongoing syphilis outbreak in many parts of Maryland continues to disproportionately affect individuals who report exchanging sex for drugs and/or money, many of whom also report injection or other drug use.

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