Session 6 - Genitalfections Flashcards
Name two sources of epidemiological date for assesing rates of infection of the genital tract
Genitourinary medicine clinics
Communicable disease surveillance centres
What is the issue with data from a GUM clinic?
Data is an underestimate, as does not take into account people presenting through their GPs
Give five groups at particular risk of STI
o Young people
o Minority ethnic groups
o Those affected by poverty and social exclusion
o Low socio-economic status groups
o Those with poor educational opportunities
o Unemployed people
o Individuals born to teenage mothers
What five conditions are associated with STI?
o Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
o Impaired fertility
o Reproductive tract cancers
o Risk of infection with blood-borne viruses – HBV, HIV
o Risk of congenital or peripartum infection of neonate
Give four differential diagnosis for genital skin and mucous membane lesions
o Genital ulcers
o Vesicles or bullae
o Genital papules
o Anogenital warts
Give five differential diagnosis for urethritis
o Gonococcal urethritis o Chlamydial urethritis o Non-specific urethritis o Post-gonococcal urethritis o Non-infectious urethritis
Give one main differential for vulvo-vaginitis
o Bartholinitis
How much has the following increased since '95? o Uncomplicated Gonorrhoea o Genital Chlamydia – o Infectious Syphilis – o GUM clinic workload
o Uncomplicated Gonorrhoea – 102% Increase
o Genital Chlamydia – 107% Increase
o Infectious Syphilis – 57% Increase
o GUM clinic workload – 34% Increase
What organism causes chalmydia?
Chlamydia trachomatis
Describe chlamydia trachomatis
Gram -‘ve obligate intracellular bacterium
How does chalmydia present in males?
o Urethritis, epididymitis, prostatitis, proctitis
How does chlamydia present in females?
o Urethritis, cervicitis, salpingitis, perihepatitis
How is chlamydia diagnosed?
o Doxycycline or Azithromycin
What causes gonorrhoeae?
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae is a Gram –‘ve intracellular diplococcus
What is the clinical presentation of gonnorohoea in men?
o Urethritis, epididymitis, prostatitis, proctitis, pharyngitis
What is the clinical presentation of gonnorohoea in women?
o Asymptomatic, endocervicitis, urethritis, PID
What does disseminated gonococcal infection present as?
o Bacteraemia, skin and joint lesions
How is gonnorohoea diagnosed?
o Smear and culture
What is the treatment of gonorrhoeae?
Ceftriaxone
What causes herpes?
Herpes Simplex Virus, an encapsulated, double stranded DNA virus.
What is the clinical presentation of primary genital herpes
o Extensive, painful genital ulceration, dysuria, inguinal lymphadenopathy, fever
What is the clinical presentation of recurrent genital herpes?
o Asymptomatic Moderate
How is genital herpes diagnosed?
o Smear and swab of vesicle fluid and/or ulcer base