TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents A1 - Mitchell, Michelle L. A1 - Murray, Pamela J. A2 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Kemper, Alex R. A2 - Ratner, Adam J. PY - 2019 T2 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e AB - Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in adolescents and young adults; they are diagnosed with a disproportionate number of cases, and harbor much undiagnosed disease. Individuals aged 15–24 years make up one-fourth of sexually active individuals in the United States, yet acquired 46.6% of all gonorrhea and 63.1% of chlamydial infections in 2016.1 Less than 10% of high school students have ever been tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157322597 ER -