HIGH YIELD-GENITAL TRACT INFECTIONS

Question 1

what are the main causes of female genital tract infections?

Answer 1

wide variety of organisms

candidiasis

chlamydia

pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 2

most common cause of female genital tract infections?

Answer 2

candidiasis

Question 3

which ones cause infertility?

Answer 3

gonorrhea, chlamydia

Question 4

which ones cause spontaneous abortion?

Answer 4

mycoplasma

Question 5

S/S of this one has vulvar pruritis and yeasty odor

white granular vaginal discharge

KOH prep shows pseudohyphae and yeast

*usually in colon of healty individuals

Answer 5

candidiasis

Question 6

this one is most common STD in western world

caused by chlamydia trachomatis

causes lymphogranuloma venereum and inclusion conjunctivitis/trachoma

mucopurulent cervicitis

major complications***

• ascending infection
• endometritis
• neonatal pneumonia/conjunctivitis

Answer 6

chlamydia

Question 7

common disorder caused by gonococcus, chlamydia, enteric bacteria that can reach all the way to the fallopian tubes and tubo ovarian regions causing salpingo-oophoritis (tubo ovarian abscesses) leading to infertility and peritonitis

tx-antibiotics and surgery

Answer 7

pelvic inflammatory disease