EXAM #2: STIs Flashcards
How is syphilis diagnosed?
1) Serology
2) Darkfield microscopy
3) VDRL, RPR
4) Flourescent antibody
How is chancroid diagnosed?
Culture
What increases the risk for chancroid?
1) Developing countries
2) Commerical sex workers
What is the relationship between chancroid and HIV? What are the implications?
- H. duceryi is a cofactor for HIV
- Test for HIV at time of chancroid diagnosis
What is the treatment for chancroid?
Azithromycin or Ceftriaxone
What is the most common STI in women?
HSV
How is HSV diagnosed?
1) Culture
2) PCR
3) Serology
If a patient is positive for HSV on serology (without genital ulcers) can you diagnose them with HSV-1 or HSV-2?
NO
What is primary HSV? How does this relate to pregnancy?
1) Culture positive HSV
2) Antibody negative
*Highest transmission rate in pregnancy
What is nonprimary first episode HSV?
1) Culture positive
2) HSV antibody to opposite serotype
What is recurrent HSV?
Reactivation of HSV with complimentary antibody
What should a woman do that is HSV negative but has a partner that is positive?
Avoid sex in 3rd trimester
What should you do if a patient has prodromal sx. of HSV at time of delivery?
C-section
What is the clinical indication of primary syphilis?
Painless ulcer at site
What are the clinical manifestations of secondary syphilis?
- Rash
- Mucocutaneous
- LAN
What are the clinical manifestations of tertiary syphilis?
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How is syphilis treated?
PCN
What should you do if a patient is pregnant and allergic to PCN with syphilis?
Desensitize