I: STDs Flashcards
____ are cell proliferation and transformation proteins in HPV, degrading p53 and inactivating pRB respectively.
E6, E7
____ are the infectious form of chlamydia.
Elementary bodies
____ are the vegtative form of chlamydia that multiplies intracellularly
Reticulate bodies
_____ are the major and minor capsid protein in HPV.
L1, L2
Chlamydia is lacking _____ in its cell wall
N-acetylmuramic acid
Gram stain of Neisseria is more effective in men or women?
Men
Lugol iodine staining turns inclusions brown to visualize ______.
Chlamydia trachomatis
Name 4 infections characteristic of chlamydia trachomatis.
Trachoma, Urogenital infection, Inclusion Conjunctivitis, Lymphogranuloma venereum
Name the three HPV vaccines available.
Gardasil, Cervarix, Gardasil-9
Name two key sequelae in PID caused by gonorrhea or chlamydia.
Infertility, Ectopic pregnancy
Neisseria exhibit positive oxidation of _____ but not ______.
glucose; maltose, sucrose
True or False: Men are more likely to be asymptomatic in Neisseria infection.
FALSE
True or False: Women are more likely to be infected following a single exposure to Neisseria gonorrhoeae
TRUE
What are culture requirements for growing Neisseria?
> 3% carbon dioxide
What infection may be observed in infants born to mothers infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
Ophthalmia Neonatorum