Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, PID

Question 1

The foll organisms are commonly responsible for PID except:

Gonococci
Chlamydia
Aspergillus
Streptococcus
Staphylococcus

Answer 1

Aspergillus

Question 2

PID is a complication of which STDs?

Answer 2

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

Question 3

How does PID develop in women?

Answer 3

Chlamydia trachomatis(CT) andNeisseria gonorrhoeae(NG), move upward from a woman’s vagina or cervix into her reproductive organs.

Question 4

Complications of PID

Answer 4

Tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA)
Tubal factor infertility
Ectopic pregnancy
Chronic pelvic pain

Question 5

Chlamydia transmission

Answer 5

The bacteria areusually spread through sex or contact with infected genital fluids (semen or vaginal fluid).

Question 6

Chlamydia symptoms

Answer 6

Pain when peeing
Unusual discharge from the vagina, penis or bottom
In women, pain in the tummy, bleeding after sex and bleeding between periods
in men, pain and swelling in the testicles

Question 7

Chlamydia - lab ID

Answer 7

Aerobic, intracellular, non free living
Coccoid/rod shaped
Difficult to stain

Cannot synthesize ATP; cannot grow on artificial medium

Question 8

Chlamydia - Virulence Factors

Answer 8

• Cell wall – inhibits phagolysosome fusion in phagocytes

- Can inject proteins directly into cytoplasm

Question 9

Chlamydia - pathogenesis

Answer 9

Alternation between non replicating - infectious elementary body and replicating - non infectious reticulate body.

Question 10

Chlamydia effect on eyes

Answer 10

Trachoma - blindness due to C trachomatis

- Transmission - eye discharge/contact with eye seeking flies