Division of HIV and STD Programs

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Division of HIV and STD Programs
Gas Company Tower
555 W. 5th Street, Suite 34th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Phone:(213) 351-8000
Fax: (213) 738-0825
Email: DHSP@ph.lacounty.gov
Office Hrs: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F

• PrEP - Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
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The Clinical Guidance and Nursing Unit is experiencing a telephone disruption at (213) 368-7441.

Providers can connect with the Clinical Guidance & Nursing Unit by calling
(833) 996-3642.

Our team is working diligently to resolve the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience as we work on resolving the issue.

Suspected treatment failure for Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection?
Please refer to this page for the protocol for responding to suspected antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhea, including information on testing and reporting.

How to respond to suspected treatment failure

More information on gonorrhea culture collection

Public Health Laboratory Quick Sheet

LabCorp Culture Collection Instructions

Quest Diagnostics Culture Collection Instructions

More information on reporting drug-resistant gonorrhea
• For any questions related to reporting drug-resistant gonorrhea in Los Angeles County, please call the Provider Clinical Consultation Warmline for sexually transmitted diseases at (213-368-7441) (Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM).

• Notification of Suspected Gonorrhea Treatment Failure Form for Los Angeles County

More information on diagnosing and treating antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhea

•Local Resources
Los Angeles County clinic sites participating in Combatting Antimicrobial Resistant Gonorrhea and Other STIs (CARGOS) surveillance project from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• North Hollywood Public Health Center
• Central Public Health Center
• Ruth Temple Health Center
• Curtis Tucker Health Center
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Center of Public Health
• LA LGBT Center – Schrader

•State Resources

• Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (NG) Culture and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) Availability for California Providers document, written by California Prevention Training Center
• Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea information page, written by California Department of Public Health

•National Resources

• Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea information page, written by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Centers for Disease Control Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021
• Combatting Antimicrobial Resistant Gonorrhea and Other STIs (CARGOS) project overview

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