Final exam Flashcards
What are the 4 curable infections
What are 4 viral uncurable infections
Curable: syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, trich
Uncurable: hepatitis B, herpes, HIV, HPV
Infections characterized by vaginal discharge
Vulvovaginal candidiasis
Trich
BV
Infections characterized by cervicitis
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Infections characterized by genital ulcers
Herpes
Syphilis
Vaccine preventable STIs
Hep A and B
Vaginitis
generic term that means inflammation and infection of vagina
P-LI-SS-IT model
P - permission
Ll - limited information - information given to women about STI
SS- specific suggestions - attempt to change behavior
IT - intensive therpay -
Risk factors for vaginal candidiasis
Preg
Oral contrceptives
DM
Use of broad spect antibiotics
obesity
steorid and immunosuppress
HIV
tight clothes
douching / trauma to vag mucosa
How to diagnosis VC
Wet smear which reveals filamentous hyphae and spores characteristic of a fungus when viewed under microscope
Where can the trich organism live
wet damp surfaces, poorly cleaned hot tubs and drains
Symptoms of Trich
Women
Men
Women - Vulvar itching, malodorus foamy discharge
Men - asymptomatic carrier
What are risks with Trich in a pregnant person
Preterm, postpartum endometritis
How is trich viewed under microscope
Ovoid, single cell protozoan parasite making a jerky swaying motion
What are tests for trich
-OSOM trich rapid test
-Immunochromatocgraphic capillary flow dipstick technology
-Nucleic acid probe test
WHat are the risks for having BV during preg
preterm, pROM, chorioamnionitis, postpartum endometritis and PID
Cervicitis
Catchall term that implies presence of inflammation or infection of cervix
Used to describe everything from symptomless erosions to inflammed cervix that bleeds and produces discharge
What is the most commonly reported bacterial STI in US
CHlamydia
MOst common risk factors assoc with chlamydia
Age less than 25, change in sexual partner or multiple partners, poor socioeconomic condition, prostitution, nonwhite race, single status, lack of condom
People with chlamydia usually get
Men?
Women?
Med - irethritis
WOmen - cervicitis, acute urethral syndrome, salpingitis, ectopic preg, PID, infertility
What is the bacterium that causes chlamydia
intracellular parasite that cannot produce its own energy and depends on host for survival.
Newborns delivered to mothers with chlamydia can get
Ophthalmia neonaturm
Treatment for chlamydia
Doxycycline 100mg PO 2x a day for 7 day s
OR
Azithromycin 1g PO single dose
Ceftrazone with doxy or azitr is prescribed
Risk factors for chlamydia
Adolescent
Multiple sex partner
new partner
without condoms
oral contraceptives
being preg
history of sti
Symptoms of chlamydia
Mucopurulent vag discharge
Urethritis
bartholinitis
endometritis
salpingiti
dysfunction uterine bleeding
What is 2nd most commonly reported infection in uS
Gonorrhea
What is gonorrhea under microscope
aerobic gram negative intracellura diplococcus that infects mucosal surfaces. The site of infection is columnar epitehlium of endocervix
What is the risk in pregnancy for a person with gonorrhea
Chorioamnionitis, preterm, PROM, postpartum endometritis
When a newborn comes in contact with gonorrhea what can they get
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Can lead to blindness, joint infection or life threatening blood infection
Preg women with gonorrhea should not be treated with
Quinolones or tetrcyclines
Symptoms of gonorrhea
ABnormal vag discharge
dysuria
cervicitis
enlarged lymph
abnormal vag bleeding
bartholin abscess
PID
Neonatal conjunctivitis
Mild sore throat
rectal infection
perihepatitis
What happens if gonorrhea goes untreated
Can enter bloodstream and produce disseminated gonococcal infection.
Severe form can invade joints, heart, brain and liver
Symptoms of a primary infection with HSV
painful vesicular lesions, mucopurulent discharge, superinfection with candida, fever chills, malaise, dysuria, headache genital irritation, inguinal tenderness and lymphadenopathy
Symptoms of recurrent infection with HSV
Tingling, itching pain, unilateral genital lesions, more rapid resolution than primary
What is syphilis under microscope
Spirochete that rapidly penetrates mucous membrane and within hours enters lymphatic system and blood stream to produce systemic infection long before appearance of primary lesions
What are consequences of maternal infection with syphilis
spontaneous abortion, low birth weight, FGR, premature, still birth, multisystem failure, structural bone damage, mental retardation
What are complications of PID
ectopic preg, pelvic abscess, subinfertility, chronic ab pain, depression
Risk factors for PID
young adult
non white
multiple sex partners
early onset of sex
history of PID or STI
alcohol or drug use
partner w/ untreated urethritis
cig smoke
douching
prostitution
Symptoms of PID
Abnormal cervical or vag mucopurulent discharge
temp above 101
elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
elevated C-reactive protein level
prolonged menstrual bleed
dysmenorrhea
dysuria
painful sex
nausea
vomit
How to diagnose PID
endometrial biopsy, transvag ultrasound, laparoscopic exam
Hep C
not sexually transmitted / injection drugs
Infects humans only and targets liver cells
Zika
Transmitted by sex, perinatal, and blood transfusion
Assoc with microcephaly, calcifications, motor abnormalities, hearing loss, neurologic impairment, IUGR, still birth
No vaccine