Infectious Disease Flashcards
Drug of choice for bacterial vaginosis
Metronidazole
Treatment of syphilis in pregnancy
Benzathine Pen G IM single dose
Green yellow frothy discharge Strawberry cervix Metronidazole 2g single dose- until after 1st trimester; treat regardless if symptomatic Partners should be treated
Trichomonas
In trichomonas infection, breastfeeding must be withheld up to how many hours after the last dose?
12-24 hours
Most common manifestation of vulvovaginal candidiasis
Vulvar priritus
Recommended treatment for candiasis for pregnant women
- Azole creams: Butoconazole, clotrimazole, miconazole, terconazole (CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, 2010)
- Only topical azole therapies (cream, suppository, tablet), applied for 7 days, are recommended for pregnancy.
• Fluconazole is contraindicated.
Drug of choice for chlamydia in pregnancy
Treatment during pregnancy (CDC STD Guidelines, 2010)
- Azithromycin 1g PO as single dose, DRUG OF CHOICE or
- Amoxicillin 500mg PO TID for 7 days
Ophthalmia neonatorum Septic aborion PROM Chorioamnionitis May be seen in what infection
Gonorrhea
Treatment for gonorrhea
Uncomplicated GC infections in pregnancy (CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, 2010)
- Ceftriaxone, 250 mg IM, single dose or
- Cefixime, 400 mg/tab, single dose or
- Single dose injectible cephalosporin regimens PLUS:
- Azithromycin 1 gram PO single dose
- PLUS treatment for Chlamydial infection, unless it is excluded
Appears after penicillin treatment of syphilis characterized by uterine contractions accompanied by late fetal heart deceleration
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
Can women with HSV infection breastfeed?
Yes as long as there are no active lesions in the breast
Fetal cell-mediated and humoral immunity begin to develop during what age of gestation?
9-15 weeks AOG
What immunoglobulin is the primary fetal response to infection?
IgM
If given varicella and MMR vaccine, how long till you can get pregnant?
1 month after vaccination
Pregnant women without history should receive varicella zoster Ig if with significant exposure to a person infected within
96 hours of exposure