GONOCOCCAL INFECTIONS

Question 1

In males, gonococcal infection
presents as an acute purulent discharge from the anterior urethra with
dysuria within how many days after exposure

Answer 1

2-7

Question 2

Urethritis can be documented by urethral discharge showing at least how many WBC per oil immersion field?

Answer 2

5

Question 3

In cases with potential
legal implications, specimens should be cultured and isolates confirmed as
N. gonorrhoeae by how many different methods

Answer 3

2

Question 4

Infectious agent

Answer 4

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the gonococcus

Question 5

Period of communicability?

Answer 5

May extend for months in untreated

individuals. Effective treatment ends communicability within hours.

Question 6

Sexual contacts of cases should be examined, tested and treated if their last sexual contact with the case was within _____ days before the onset of symptoms or diagnosis in the case

Answer 6

60

Question 7

recommended treatment?

Answer 7

ceftriaxone IM (125 mg single dose)

Question 8

Any purulent neonatal conjunctivitis should

be considered _______ until proven otherwise?

Answer 8

gonococcal

Question 9

GONOCOCCAL
CONJUNCTIVITIS
(NEONATORUM) incubation period?

Answer 9

1-5 days

Question 10

Used for protection of

babies’ eyes at birth?

Answer 10

1% silver nitrate aqueous

solution stored in individual wax capsules