 Patient delivered partner treatment PDPT index patients were given packages containing 2 gram metronidazole for TV patients or azithromycin 1 gram and cefixime 400 mg for urethritis patients for up to 4 identified sex partners. When cefixime was no longer available, ciprofloxacin 500 mg was used. These packages contained written instructions about how to take the medication, warnings about side effects and a nurses pager number to call if there were any questions or if the partner encountered any problems. All medications were distributed in containers with childproof caps and the partners initial and birthdates were written on the bottle. This was a requirement of the Louisiana State Pharmacy Board. Names were not documented on the index patients study or medical records. 