Chapter 13 Flashcards
bacterial vaginosis
caused by common vaginal infections; a change in the levels of the normal microbiota of the vagina
gonorrhea is caused by:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
causes gonorrhea
gram-negative diplococcus (gonococcus)
virulence factor: pili; adhere to mucosal epithelium
gonorrhea
“the clap”
can cause gonococcal urethritis, can also affect reproductive organs, pharynx, rectum ,eyes
gonococcal ophthalmia
can be contracted by infants while passing through the birth canal; causes blindness
gonorrhea in females (4)
can cause: PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) sterility salpingitis ectopic pregnancy
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease - inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries
salpingitis
inflammation of the fallopian tubes
ectopic pregnancy
“out of place” pregnancy - fertilized egg attaches somewhere else other than the uterus
gonorrhea in males
pus-y, viscous penile discharge
gonorrhea treatment
ceftriaxone
chlamydial urethritis is caused by:
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia trachomatis
causes chlamydial urethritis
gram-negative rod
obligate intracellular parasite
chlamydial urethritis
most common STD
NGU - non-gonococcal urethritis
the silent disease
chlamydial urethritis in females
salpingitis
PID
infertility, ectopic pregnancies