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Gonorrhoea Flashcards

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What is gonorrhoea?

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A sexually transmitted infection caused the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea

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What type of bacteria is Neisseria gonorrhoea?

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A gram -ve diplococcus

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What does Neisseria gonorrhoea infect?

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The mucous membranes of the urethra, endocervix, rectum, pharynx and conjunctiva

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What parts of the body can be affected by gonorrhoea?

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  • Genitals
  • Mouth
  • Rectum
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How does gonorrhoea spread?

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By direct inoculation of infected secretions from one mucous membrane to another

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When can gonorrhoea be transmitted?

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Usually sexually but can occur perinatally

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7
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What is the incubation period of gonorrhoea?

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2-5 days but can be up to 10

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8
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How many cases of gonorrhoea were diagnosed in England in 2017?

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44,000

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9
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Which group of people have a disproportionate increase in gonorrhoea cases?

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MSM

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10
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What is thought to have caused the increase in cases of gonorrhoea?

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  • More young men coming forward for testing

- Increasing unsafe sex

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Where is gonorrhoea more common?

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URban areas

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What are the risk factors for gonorrhoea?

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  • Young age
  • History of previous STI
  • Co-existent STI
  • New or multiple sexual partners
  • Recent sexual activity abroad
  • Certain sexual activities
  • Inconsistent condom use
  • History of drug use or commercial sex work
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What sexual activities are particularly risky for gonorrhoea transmission?

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  • Anal intercourse

- Frequent insertive oral sex

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14
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Which sex is gonorrhoea more commonly symptomatic in?

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Men (90-95%)

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15
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What percentage of women with gonorrhoea are symptomatic?

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50%

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16
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What do symptoms of gonorrhoea depend on?

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The site of infection

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What are the symptoms of urethral gonorrhoea infection in men?

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  • Discharge
  • Dysuria
  • Asymptomatic in <10% of cases
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18
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What are the symptoms of rectal gonorrhoea infection in men?

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  • Usually asymptomatic
  • Anal discharge
  • Perianal/anal pain
  • Pruritis
  • Bleeding
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How does pharyngeal gonorrhoea infection usually present in men and women?

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Usually asymptomatic

20
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How does endocervical gonorrhoea infection present?

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  • Up to 50% asymptomatic
  • Increased or altered vaginal discharge (up to 50% of cases)
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Intermenstrual bleeding or menorrhagia
21
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What are the symptoms of urethral gonorrhoea infection in women?

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  • Dysuria without frequency
22
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How does rectal gonorrhoea infection present in women?

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Usually asymptomatic

23
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What are the differentials for gonorrhoea?

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  • Chlamydia
  • Thrichomonas
  • Candidiasis
  • Bacterial vaginosis
  • Urinary tract infection
24
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How was gonorrhoea traditionally investigated?

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Culture for diagnosis and sensitivity testing

25
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What is overtaking culture as the main diagnostic test for gonorrhoea?

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NAAT (nucleic acid amplification testing)

26
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When is culture still necessary?

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  • In positive NAAT tests to ensure resistant strains are identified
  • Signs and symptoms consistent with gonorrhoea
27
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How can samples for gonorrhoea NAAT be taken?

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  • Urethral/endocervical swabs

- First pass urine

28
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When should a patient be referred to a GUM clinic for gonorrhoea?

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If they have symptoms or is at high risk or has tested positive

29
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What are the management aspects in gonorrhoea?

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  • Give advice
  • Partner notification
  • Drug treatment
30
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What advice should be given to patients with gonorrhoea?

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  • Explain condition, implications for patient and partner(s)
  • Advice on safer sex
  • Avoid sex until treatment completed in patient and partner(s)
31
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Who should perform partner notification in gonorrhoea?

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Preferably health professional

32
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Which contacts of a man with symptomatic urethral gonorrhoea infection should be notified?

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All that they have had sexual contact with in past 2 weeks or their last partner if more than 2 weeks

33
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Which contacts of a person with asymptomatic or symptomatic non-urethral gonorrhoea infection should be notified?

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All sexual partners for last 3 months

34
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What should form part of partner notification for gonorrhoea?

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  • Full STI screen

- Empirical treatment for gonorrhoea and chlamydia in advance of test results

35
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What is the recommended treatment for confirmed uncomplicated anogenital gonorrhoea?

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State doses of:

  • Ceftriaxone 500mg IM
  • Azithromycin 1g orally
36
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What is recommended after all treatments of gonorrhoea?

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Test of cure

37
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What can be given if there is a history of cephalosporin sensitivity (in the patient)?

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Azithromycin 2g single oral dose

38
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What are the potential complications of gonorrhoea in men?

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  • Gonococcal urethritis

- Local spread

39
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What can gonococcal urethritis cause?

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  • Scarring
  • Stricture
  • Bladder-outflow obstruction
40
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What gonorrhoea spread cause in men?

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  • Acute epididymitis
  • Prostatitis
  • Seminal vesiculitis
  • Penile lymphangitis
  • Peri-urethral abscess
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What are the potential complications of gonorrhoea in women?

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  • PID
  • Bartholin’s abscess
  • Peri-hepatitis
42
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What can PID lead to as a result of gonorrhoea?

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  • Infertility
  • Chronic pelvic pain
  • Ectopic pregnancy
43
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What can gonorrhoea in pregnancy be associated with?

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  • Premature labour
  • Miscarriage
  • Corneal scarring and blindness due to neonatal ophthalmic infection
44
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What are the potential complications of gonorrhoea that could be caused in men or women?

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  • Haematogenous dissemination

- Increased risk of HIV infection

45
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What can dissemination of gonorrhoea lead to?

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  • Skin lesions
  • Reiter’s syndrome
  • Meningitis
  • Endocarditis
  • Myocarditis
46
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What are the features of Reiter’s syndrome?

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  • Arthralgia
  • Arthritis
  • Tenosynovitis of ankle, wrists, hands and feet
47
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How can gonorrhoea be prevented?

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  • Safer sex
  • Consistent condom use
  • Testing for those at risk

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