Sex-transmitted infections-Shapiro Flashcards
Which gender tends ot have fewer symptoms?
Which gender spreads STIs more?
Women (less likely to seek care)
Men
T or F
Condoms break less often than our will to use them
and
none of the available diagnostic tests are perfect
T
How does disease prevalence of a disease relate to the PPV of that disease?
low prevelance-> low PPV
What are the diseases characterized by urethritis and cervicitis?
Gonococcal infections
Chlamydial infections
Nongonococcal urethritis
What are the diseases characterized by vaginal discharge?
Bacterial Vaginosis
Trichomonasis
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
What are the diseases characterized by ulcerations?
Chancroid and Syphilis
Genital herpes Infections (HSV-2 and HSV-1)
Granuloma inguinale
What other genitourinary infections?
pelvic inflammatory disease
genital warts
What is the most common STI in men and women?
What is it characterized by?
What is it classified as?
Urethritis and cervicitis
Urethral inflammation
Gonococcal and nongonococcal urethritis
How should treat urethrtisis and cervicits?
Antibiotics for N. gonorrhoeae (50-90% cause of infection)
Antibiotics for chlamydia trachomatis (commonly occurs with N. gonorrhoae)
What are all the bacteria that cause urethritis and cervicitis?
Chlamydia trachomatis (20-50%) Ureaplasma urealyticum (20-80%) Mycoplasma genitalium (10-30%) Trichomonas vaginalis (1-70%)
What is this: gram-neg non motile non spore forming diplococci oxidase positive Does this present extracellularly or intracellulary? How do you culture it?
N. Gonorrhoeae
intracellularly in the PMN
-fastidious, requiring CO2, special media, inhibited by fatty acids (such as on cotton swabs)
What are the clinical features of urethritis and cervicits: what sex does it affect? How is it transmitted? What is the incubation period? What are the symptoms in males?
Affects urethra in both sexes.
Transmission – sexual contact; during birth (eye involvement)
Incubation period: 2-5 days.
Intense burning sensation, fever and malaise.
In men urethritis is characterized by either clear, mucopurulent or purulent urethral discharge.
Men with gonococcal urethritis has a (blank) discharge and (blank) percent of males are mild or asymptomatic while (blank) percent of females may be asymptomatic
purulent discharge
15%
50%
What is the primary site of gonococcal infection in a female? what are the symptoms in a female?
Primary site - endocervical canal Symptoms of urethritis includes: - Discharge - scanty, mucopurulent cervical discharge. - Vaginal pruritus - Dysuria
What are the complications of N. gonorrhoeae urethritis or cervicitis?
- Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI)
- Acute arthritis-dermatitis syndrome
- Gonococcal arthritis
- Endocarditis (uncommon)
- Meningitis (rare)
All men suspected of urethritis should be tested for (blank and blank).
Diagnostic approaches in men begin with distinguishing patients who have urethral discharge: (blank discharge vs blank discharge)
If you have n. gonorrhea what will the gram stain of the urethra secretions show, and is this a good test?
gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
mucopurulent or purulent.
gram-negative diplococci: >90% sensitive in symptomatic men
Why dont you gram stain the cervix to check for N gonorrhaea? What are other tests you can use?
cuz there are other gram neg bacteria in there so this isn’t helpful
PCR, other nucleic acid amplification testing
Culture (less common now than moleculartesting)
What is the Tx for n. gonorrhea?
Ceftriaxone (for N. gonorrhoeae) in combo with azithromycin or doxycycline (for C. trachomatis cuz its common)
- abstain for sexual activity
- undergo other STD tests and HIV
IN MEN:
C. trachomatis will cause what diseases locally?
Complications?
Sequelae?
locally: -Conjunctivitis -Urethritis -Prostatitis Complications: -Reiter’s syndrome -Epididymitis Sequelae: -Chronic arthritis (rare) -Infertility (rare)
IN WOMEN:
C. trachomatis will cause what diseases locally?
Complications?
Sequelae?
Locally: Conjunctivitis Urethritis Cervicitis Proctitis Complications: Endometritis Salpingitis Perihepatitis Reiter’s syndrome Sequelae: Infertility Ectopic pregnancy Chronic pelvic pain Chronic arthritis (rare)
IN INFANTS:
C. trachomatis will cause what diseases locally?
Complications?
Sequelae?
Locally: Conjunctivitis Pneumonitis Pharyngitis Rhinitis Complications: Chronic Lung disease Sequelae: rare if any
C trachomatis is gram (blank). Obligate (intracellular/extracellular) bacteria that preferentially infects (blank) epithelium.
What is the incubation period?
What will this cause?
What are the symptoms like in urethritis caused by c. trachomatis?
negative
intracellular (i.e needs living cells to grow)
squamo-colomunar epithelium
-1-3 weeks
-urethritis and post-gonnococal urethritis
-Low grade urethritis with moderate mucoid or mucopurulent urethral discharge & variable dysuria.
Subclinical urethritis are also common.
Cervix as 2 types of cells, what are these?
flat, squamous cells and glandular cells, which secrete mucus
Cervicitis is the inflammation of cervix, which is caused by (blank and blank).
What are the 2 types?
What are the distinct signs of acute cervicits?
gonorrhea and chlamydia
acute and chronic
-purulent and mucopurulent endocervical exudate visible in the endocervical canal, sustained cervical bleeding, discharge and bleeding