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JH IM Board Review - Infectious Disease III Flashcards

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Urogenital ulcer disease - 5 main ulcerative diseases:

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  1. Genital herpes (HSV-2>HSV-1).
  2. Syphilitic chancre (T.pallidum)
  3. Chancroid (H.ducreyi).
  4. Donovanosis or granuloma inguinale (Klebsiella granulomatis).
  5. Lymphogranuloma venereum (C.trachomatis serovar L1, L2, L3).
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Genital herpes - Clinical presentation:

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  1. Cluster of vesicles on erythematous base.
  2. PAINFUL and pruritic.
  3. Dysuria.
  4. LAN.
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Genital herpes - Dx:

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  1. Tzanck prep, multinucleated giant cells (low se).
  2. Viral culture (70% se).
  3. PCR.
  4. Glycoprotein G-based serologies.
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Genital herpes - Tx:

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  1. Acyclovir.
  2. Famciclovir.
  3. Valacyclovir.
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Syphilitic chancre - Clinical presentation:

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  1. Single, PAINLESS ulcer at the site of inoculation.
  2. Clean base and raised, firm border.
  3. PAINLESS LAN.
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Syphilitic chancre - Dx:

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  1. Darkfield examination.
  2. Serology ==> Nontreponemal (RPR, VDRL).
  3. Treponemal (FTA-ABS, MHA-TP, TP-PA, EIAs).
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Syphilitic chancre - Tx:

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PCN.

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Chancroid - CP:

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  1. PAINFUL ulcer.
  2. TENDER inguinal LAN.
  3. Occurs in outbreaks.
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Chancroid - Dx:

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  1. CLINICAL.

2. Culture available but NOT widely used.

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Chancroid - Tx:

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Azithro OR ceftriaxone OR cipro.

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Donovanosis or granuloma inguinale - CP:

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  1. Painless papule or nodule erodes into beefy-red granulomatous ulcer with rolled edges.
  2. ENDEMIC in Far East Asia and Southern Africa.
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Donovanosis or granuloma inguinale - Dx:

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Donovan bodies on biopsy.

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Donovanosis or granuloma inguinale - Tx:

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Doxycycline or TMP-SMX ==> Tx AT LEAST 3 WEEKS.

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Lymphogranuloma venereum - CP:

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  1. PAINLESS genital ulcer.
  2. PAINFUL inguinal LAN (with GROOVE SIGN).
  3. Proctitis.
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Lymphogranuloma venereum - Dx:

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  1. CLINICAL syndrome.
  2. Serology.
  3. Complement fixation titers of at least 1:64.
  4. Nucleic acid amplification tests.
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Lymphogranuloma venereum - Tx:

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Doxycycline for 3 WEEKS.

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Genital herpes - Predominant cause among young people?

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NOW the HSV-1.

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Seroprevalence of HSV-2 and HSV-1 in adults in the United States is …?

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17% and 60% respectively.

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Up to …% of cases of genital herpes are asymptomatic and unrecognized.

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70%.

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Genital herpes - Incubation period:

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2-7 days.

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Genital herpes - Viral shedding occurs EVEN …?

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IN THE ABSENCE OF LESIONS.

==> The amount of shedding declines over time.

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Prior infection with HSV-1 does not …?

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PROTECT against incident HSV-2 infection.

==> Although incident HSV-1 in persons infected with HSV-2 is RARE.

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Genital herpes - PRIMARY GENITAL HERPES LESIONS:

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Primary genital herpes lesions are classically ==> PAINFUL.

==> Multiple, grouped on erythematous base.

==> Beginning as macules and papules, evolving to vesicles and ulcers.

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Genital herpes - Local symptoms:

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  1. Pain.
  2. Itching.
  3. Dysuria.
  4. Tender inguinal adenopathy.
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Genital herpes - Primary lesions may accompanied by:

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  1. Fever.
  2. Headache.
  3. Malaise.
  4. Myalgias.
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Recurrent disease is less or more severe than primary?

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LESS severe.

==> May be severe in immunocompromised.

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Genital herpes - Extragenital complications:

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  1. CNS involvement (Meningitis, encephalitis).

2. Urinary retention.

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Genital herpes - Dx - Preferred method when NO active lesions are present?

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SEROLOGY.

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Genital herpes - Serology may be neg in …?

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PRIMARY INFECTION.

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Genital herpes - Serologic false pos may occur:

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If the pretest probability of having HSV is LOW.

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IgM serology for genital herpes?

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Neither sensitive nor specific for primary infections.

==> There are no universal recommendations.

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Presence of IgG antibodies to HSV-2?

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Diagnostic of genital infection. (Anti-HSV-1 may reflect either orolabial or genital infection).

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Genital herpes - Tx:

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Systemic antiviral drugs (eg acyclovir, famciclovir, or valacyclovir) can be used as episodic or suppressive therapy.

==> They are ALL equally efficacious.

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Genital herpes - Episodic Tx does NOT …?

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Eradicate the virus OR reduce frequency of recurrences.

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Genital herpes - DAILY suppressive Tx:

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For patients with 6 or more recurrences per year can reduce the frequency by up to 80%.

==> Also prevents recurrences in 25-30% of pts; freq of episodes may diminish over time.

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Genital herpes - Suppressive Tx does NOT …?

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ELIMINATE SUBCLINICAL VIRAL SHEDDING.

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Once-daily valacyclovir in the infected partner, in addition to consistent condom use, may help decrease transmission to an uninfected partner by approx. …%.

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55%.

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Primary syph - Chancre:

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  1. Quickly erodes and becomes indurated with a CLEAN base + raised, firm borders.
  2. Atypical lesions occur in 60% of cases.
  3. Primary lesions may be accompanied by regional painless bilateral adenopathy.
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Secondary or disseminated syph:

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  1. Begins 2-8 weeks after appearance of chancre.
  2. May be associated with flu-like symptoms, generalized LAN, and temporary alopecia.
  3. Characteristic rash may be macular, maculopapular, papular, or pustular ==> May involve the whole body OR palms/soles.
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Secondary or disseminated syph - Condylomata lata:

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  1. Appear as raised, painless, gray-white lesions.
  2. Highly infectious.
  3. Develop in intertriginous areas and on mucous membranes.
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Latent syph:

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  1. Definition = Lack of clinical manifestations with positive serology.
  2. Latent syph acquired within the preceding year is EARLY LATENT SYPH.
  3. LATE latent syph implies acquisition more than 1 yr before Dx.
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Tertiary syph:

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  1. Implies late manifestations of syph.
  2. Gummatous syph results in skeletal, mucosal, ocular, and visceral lesions.
  3. Average time of onset is 4-12yrs after infection.
  4. Cardiovascular syph causes endarteritis of the aortic vasa vasorum ==> Average time of onset is 15yr (Aortic aneurysm, or Aortic valve insufficiency).
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Neurosyph:

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Can occur AT ANY SYPHILIS STAGE (ie may be an early manifestation or a tertiary one).

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Neurosyph - Early:

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MENINGOVASCULAR syph.

==> During the 1st yr after infection as meningitis (often, a basilar meningitis involving cranial nerves) particularly among HIV-infected persons.

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Neurosyph - Late:

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Occurring many years after primary infection:

  1. May be meningovascular (presenting as stroke).
  2. Parenchymatous (manifesting as tabes dorsalis, electrical pains shooting down the legs).
  3. General paresis (personality changes, hallucinations).
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Auditory manifestations in syph:

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May also occur during any stage of syph.

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Ophthalmic syph:

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May occur at ANY STAGE + includes:

  1. Iritis.
  2. Uveitis.
  3. Neuroretinitis.
  4. Optic neuritis.
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Syph - Dx:

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Darkfield exam of genital lesions + direct fluorescent antibody tests of lesion exudates or tissue ==> DEFINITIVE EVIDENCE.

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Syph - Dx - 2 types of serologic tests are used for presumptive Dx:

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  1. Non treponemal tests (RPR + VDRL).

2. Treponemal tests (FTA-ABS, TP-PA, EIA and CIA).

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Nontreponemal tests:

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  1. Often used as screening tests.
  2. Because of LOW SP, must be confirmed by a treponemal test.
  3. May revert to NEGATIVE, EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF THERAPY.
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Syph - Dx - Treponemal tests:

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  1. CIA or EIA now being used as screening tests instead of non treponemal tests.
  2. A positive test should reflex to a nontreponemal test; if the nontreponemal test is negative, a 2nd different treponemal test (usually the TP-PA) should be done to confirm the first positive treponemal test.
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Syph - Dx - Serologic tests may be NEGATIVE in approx. …?

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  1. 30% of primary syph cases.
  2. 100% sens in secondary syph.

==> A negative RPR essentially rules out the diagnosis of SECONDARY SYPH in the absence of a prozone reaction.

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A confirmed positive treponemal test and a NEGATIVE non treponemal test may be seen with:

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  1. Old treated syph.
  2. Old UNtreated syph.
  3. Prozone reaction.
  4. Early syph ==> Where the treponemal tests became reaction before the non treponemal ones.
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Neurosyph - Dx:

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  1. Combination of serologic tests.
  2. CSF abnormalities (greater than 5 WBC/mm^3 +/- abnormal protein).
  3. Reactive CSF VDRL.
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CSF VDRL:

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Highly specific but insensitive (50%).

==> Negative study does NOT exclude the diagnosis.

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CSF FTA-ABS:

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Less specific but VERY SENSITIVE.

==> Negative study probably excludes neurosyph if the pretest probability is moderate to low.

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CSF exam is indicated in cases of …?

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  1. NEUROLOGIC or OPHTHALMOLOGIC abnormalities.
  2. Evidence of active tertiary syph.
  3. Evidence of serologic treatment failure.
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Asymptomatic neurosyph?

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HIV infection with a CD4 count less than or equal to 350 cells/mm3, or an RPR greater than or equal to 1/32, is associated with incr. risk of ASYMPTOMATIC neurosyph.

==> CSF exam may be considered.

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Syph - Tx:

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Parenteral PCN G is the drug of choice.

==> Only accepted therapy with documented efficacy for neurosyph + syph during pregnancy is DESENSITIZATION followed by PCN therapy.

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The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction:

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Acute febrile reaction associated with headache and myalgias.

==> Thought to be activation of inflammatory cascade associated with lysis of spirochetes.

==> Can occur within the first 24h after Tx (particularly in early syph).

==> Tx = supportive.

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Syph - Tx - Response to Tx is monitored by …?

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Change in titer of a non treponemal test (eg RPR) 12 (for primary, secondary, and early latent stages of syph) to 24 (for late syph) MONTHS after therapy.

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Syph - Tx - Response to Tx:

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A 4-fold (or 2-dilution) decrease in RPR or VDRL tite (eg from 1:64 to 1:16) indicates CURE.

==> No change or increase in titer indicates failure of therapy.

==> Documentation of a titer response followed by a 4-fold increase indicates reinfection.

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Treponemal test (eg FTA-ABS) titers correlate with disease activity?

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DO NOT correlate with disease activity or therapy and usually remain positive for life.

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In neurosyph - Quantitative non treponemal serologic tests should be repeated at …?

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6-12-24 months.

==> CSF exam should be repeated 6 months after Tx.

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Recommended Tx regimens for syph - Primary, secondary, and early latent syph:

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Benzathine PCN G - 2.4 million units IM in a single dose.

==> if PCN allergic - Doxy 100mg PO bid for 2 weeks, except pregnant patients, who should be desensitized and treated with PCN.

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Recommended Tx regimens for syph - Late latent syph, syph of unknown duration, or tertiary syph (gummatous and CVS syph):

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Benzathine PCN G: 7.2 million units, administered as 3 doses of 2.4 million units IM each at 1-week intervals.

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Recommended Tx regimens for syph - Neurosyph:

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Aqueous crystalline PCN G: 18-24 million units per day for 10-14 days.

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Urethritis and cervicitis - Basic info:

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Discharge of mucopurulent or purulent material.

==> Principal etiologic agents are:

  1. N.gonorrhoeae.
  2. C.trachomatis.
  3. M.genitalium.
  4. T.vaginalis.
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Gonorrhea - Can involve:

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  1. Genital tract.
  2. Rectum.
  3. Oropharynx.

or be DISSEMINATED.

70
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Gonorrhea - Incubation period is …?

71
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Gonorrhea - Symptoms manifest within:

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10-14 days after exposure.

72
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Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) occurs in …?

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1-3% of cases.

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Gonorrhea in men:

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  1. Symptomatic in approx. 50%, with purulent urethral discharge or dysuria.
  2. Causes 30% of epididymitis cases in young men.
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Gonorrhea in women:

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Women with cervicitis may have vaginal discharge or bleeding.

==> 50% may be asymptomatic.

==> Other syndromes in women: Urethritis, Bartholin gland abscesses, PID.

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DGI may present as triad of:

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  1. Dermatitis with petechial or pustular acral skin lesions.
  2. Tenosynovitis.
  3. Asymmetrical migratory polyarthralgias, or as purulent arthritis without skin lesions.

==> Perihepatitis, endocarditis, meningitis, and osteomyelitis occur less commonly.

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Gonorrhea - Dx:

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NAA tests are the tests of choice for genital and extragenital sites.

==> Extragenital testing is NOT FDA cleared but is routinely performed.

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Gonorrhea - Dx - Gram stain?

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May show gram(-) intracellular diplococci.

==> Low sens in asymptomatic persosn and women.

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Dx of gonorrhea - Culture:

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Thayer-Martin modified medium, Se approx. 85-90%.

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Gonorrhea - Retest?

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Retest all patients 3 MONTHS after completing Tx because REINFECTION rates are HIGH.

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Gonorrhea - Tx:

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Ceftiaxone 250mg IM x 1 PLUS 1g or oral azithromycin is first-line therapy.

==> ORAL cephalosporins are approved alternate agents but they may have lower activity against pharyngeal gonorrhea.

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Patients with pharyngeal gonorrhea require a …?

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Test-of-cure 2 WEEKS after Tx to verify response if treated with oral cephalosporins.

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Gonorrhea Tx - Monotherapy?

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NOT recommended due to incr. resistance.

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Azithro for gonorrhea?

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Azithro monotherapy (2g) effective for BOTH gonorrheal infections + Chlamydial infections, but use is limited by GI distress and emerging resistance.

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DGI - Tx:

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Should be hospitalized and treated parenterally with ceftiaxone and a single 2g oral dose of azithro.

==> May be discharged 24hours after clinical response to complete a 7-day course of ORAL cephalosporin.

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C.trachomatis - Basic info:

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  1. D-K serotypes are the MC bacterial STD in the USA (C.trachomatis L1-L3 serotypes cause lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)).
  2. Single biggest risk factor for D through K serotypes is YOUNG AGE.
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C.trachomatis - CP in women:

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May present as cervicitis or urethritis.

==> May also have vaginal discharge + Lower abdominal pain + Dysuria.

==> Most cases are asymptomatic.

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C.trachomatis - CP in men:

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May develop urethritis with dysuria and mucopurulent discharge ==> Most are asymptomatic.

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C.trachomatis - Epididymitis:

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Manifests as unilateral testicular pain and tenderness, edema, and/or hydrocele.

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C.trachomatis - Dx:

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Because asymptomatic infection is MC, annual screening of all sexually active women aged 25yrs or younger + older at-risk women is recommended to prevent sequelae.

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Untreated chlamydial infection in women is a major cause of …?

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  1. PID.
  2. Ectopic pregnancy.
  3. Infertility.
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C.trachomatis - In men, untreated infection may result in …?

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Prostatitis.

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C.trachomatis - Dx method of choice is:

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C.trachomatis - Tx:

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Azithromycin or doxycycline are 1st-line agents.

==> Doxycycline is preferred for rectal infections.

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C.trachomatis - Tx - Alternatives:

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FQ and erythromycin.

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C.trachomatis - Tx - In pregnancy:

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Doxy and FQ ==> CONTRA.

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C.trachomatis - Tx - Test for cure:

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Recommended after Tx with amoxicillin or erythromycin because these regimens may NOT be as efficacious, and side effects may discourage compliance.

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C.trachomatis - Reinfection:

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COMMON - Increases PID risk - Repeat testing is warranted 3 months after therapy.

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C.trachomatis - Sexual partners in the preceding …?

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60 DAYS (or the last sexual partner) should be referred for evaluation and Tx.

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Mycoplasma genitalium:

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Causes acute and chronic urethritis.

==> Moderate to strong association with cervicitis and PID.

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Mycoplasma genitalium is the MCC of …?

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Persistent urethritis in men.

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M.genitalium - Dx:

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NAA tests are sensitive but NONE ARE FDA cleared.

102
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M.genitalium - Tx:

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1g azithro orally is effective ==> BUT associated with emergence of resistance.

==> Longer azithro courses are probably better.

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M.genitalium - If resistant to azithro?

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Moxiflox 500mg orally for 7-14 days.

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