When evaluating a woman for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the nurse should be aware that the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection is:
a. Gonorrhea.
b. Syphilis.
c. Chlamydia.
d. Candidiasis.
C
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A 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 bacte-ria.
B 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 bacte-ria.
C Chlamydia is the most common and fastest spreading STI among American women, with an estimated three million new cases each year.
D 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 bacte-ria.
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