When evaluating a client 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.

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Chlamydia is the most common and fastest spreading STI among American women,with an estimated three 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.

When Evaluating a Client for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs),the Nurse