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==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
*Limit number of sexual partners | *Limit number of sexual partners | ||
*Avoid sexual intercourse with prostitutes | |||
*Use a barrier method of contraception | *Use a barrier method of contraception | ||
*Avoid traveling to areas with a high prevalence of chancroid, especially Africa, southeast Asia, and Latin America | *Avoid traveling to areas with a high prevalence of chancroid, especially Africa, southeast Asia, and Latin America | ||
*Prophylaxis with [[azithromycin]] | |||
==Secondary Prevention== | ==Secondary Prevention== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Serge Korjian M.D. Nate Michalak, B.A. Yazan Daaboul, M.D.
Overview
Primary Prevention
- Limit number of sexual partners
- Avoid sexual intercourse with prostitutes
- Use a barrier method of contraception
- Avoid traveling to areas with a high prevalence of chancroid, especially Africa, southeast Asia, and Latin America
- Prophylaxis with azithromycin