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Methods: An anonymous postal survey was conducted in which 1557 questionnaires were mailed out to general practitioners (GP), and government primary care and emergency department doctors. Results: In all, 736 questionnaires (47.3%) were returned, and the majority of respondents were graduates from the local medical school, worked in solo or group practices and were males. One hundred and thirty doctors (17.7%) indicated they had received training attachments or postings in dermato-venereology departments. Almost one-third (30.8%) had been working as doctors for fewer than 10 years and 87.8% reported that they managed STI in their practice. Almost half did not investigate genital discharge patients, and one-third would still use ciprofloxacin to treat discharges. In the management of ulcers, over half indicated that they would order syphilis serology, and a significant minority would use parenteral penicillin. Most doctors provided history taking, screening for other STI, testing for HIV infection and STI counselling. A small minority of doctors undertook contact tracing, and there was incomplete notification of many STI. Conclusions: Overall medical management of STI by primary care physicians was acceptable. Skills in contact tracing and reminders on disease notification are areas that need particular attention.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1071\/sh07079","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,2,9]],"date-time":"2009-02-09T21:12:17Z","timestamp":1234213937000},"page":"265-271","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Sexually transmissible infection management practices among primary care physicians in Singapore"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Roy K. W.","family":"Chan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ANational Skin Centre, 1 Mandalay Road, 308205, Singapore."},{"name":"CCorresponding author. 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