Background/Purpose:  New STD diagnostics and diagnostic screening algorithms have potential to improve STD management, but may be confusing for practitioners.

Objective of Symposium:  To provide background on several new diagnostics and approaches and how they may be relevant for STD/HIV management in a variety of settings.

Implications for Programs, Policy, and Research:  An improved understanding of STD/HIV diagnostics can support practitioners in making relevant management choices, promote clinician awareness of some of the benefits and unintended problems that arise with their use, and provide approaches to addressing those problems.