When evaluating a patient for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the nurse should be aware that the most common bacterial STI is:
a. Gonorrhea. c. Chlamydia.
b. Syphilis. d. Candidiasis.
ANS: C
Chlamydia is the most common and fastest spreading STI among American women, with an estimated 3 million new cases each year. Gonorrhea and syphilis are bacterial STIs, but they are not the most common ones among American women. Candidiasis is caused by a fungus, not by bacteria.
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