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Sexually Transmitted Infections Flashcards

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1
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What are the three bacterial species which produce STDs?

A

1) neisseria
2) chlamydia
3) treponema

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What are the morphological characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

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1) gram-negative
2) diplococci
3) oxidase positive

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Why are there no reliable animal models of gonorrhea?

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because it only infects humans

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4
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Which STDs have the highest incidence in the US?

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1) chlamydia

2) gonorrhea

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What are the initial symptoms of a GC infection?

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1) urethral or cervical discharge
2) dysuria
3) urethritis

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6
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What does flank pain indicate on physical exam?

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kidney infection or urinary tract involvement

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What is the differential diagnosis for gonorrhea?

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Chlamydia, and then HIV and syphilis

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Why do you consider HIV and syphilis with GC infection?

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Because STDs travel together!

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9
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What two proteins cause gonorrhea to attach to the uretrhal or vaginal epithelium?

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1) pilus protein

2) OPA protein

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10
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How does gonorrhea infect a host?

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endocytosis and transport into epithelial cells. exocytosis and collection by immune system. Host cell damage and then release to mucosal surface for reinfection.

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What is one of the signs of a gonorrhea infection?

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PMN-rich exudate

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Where can a GC infection go especially in females?

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Dissemination through the blood causing disseminated disease`

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13
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What activates TNF in a GC infection?

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LPS

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What is disseminated gonococcal disease characterized by?

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skin lesions, traveling arthritis

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Where are 80-90% of GC cases found in women?

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urogenital cervix

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16
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What is a major side effect of GC infection in women?

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PID

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17
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What percentage of GC infections in women become PID?

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10-20%

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What are two distinguishing characteristics of GC infection in women vs. men?

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  • 5x higher rate of being asymptomatic

- infection lasts longer - ~10 days

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19
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What is the number one preventable cause of infertility in women?

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PID

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20
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How is GC diagnosed?

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By taking a swab of the discharge

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21
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How does GC grow on blood agar? on chocolate agar?

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GC doesn’t grow on blood agar, but will grow on chocolate agar

22
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Why are false positives of GC a common occurrence in females?

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Gram-negative diplococci are a common part of the normal vaginal microflora

23
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What are NAATs?

A

Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests

24
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What is the standard treatment for GC? Why?

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Ceftriaxone 250mg and doxycycline. Ceftriaxone 250mg for growing resistance and doxycycline for NGU

25
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What is doxycycline used in treatment of GC infection?

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Because Chlamydia symptoms show up later than GC and as co-occurring infections are common it is better to treat both

26
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What is NGU?

A

Non-gonococcal urethritis

27
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Which countries/regions have the highest rate of GC infection?

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Former Soviet bloc countries, and parts of the MWern US

28
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Why is reinfection with GC common?

A

There is no immunity to GC. Antigenic variation occurs during infection

29
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What is the major adhesion protein in GC?

A

Pilin

30
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Why is pilin antigenically variable?

A

There are many gene cassettes of the pilin gene which can be tandemly arranged and recombined

31
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What are some unique properties of chlamydia bacteria?

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  • obligate unicellular bacteria
  • “energy parasite” using host’s machinery to make ATP as it cannot on its own
  • cannot be cultured as it needs to have living cells to grow
  • similar to gram-negative bacteria
32
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What two forms does chlamydia come in?

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1) elementary body

2) reticulate body

33
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Which life form of chlamydia is infectious?

A

elementary body

34
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Which life form is larger?

A

reticulate body

35
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Which life form is intracellular?

A

reticulate body

36
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Where is chlamydia primarily pathogenic?

A

cervical and urethral epithelium

37
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What are the two antibiotics which Chlamydia is primarily susceptible to?

A
  • tetracyclines

- erythromycin

38
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What is the bacteria which causes syphilis?

A

treponema pallidum

39
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What type of shape is treponema?

A

spiral-shaped rod

40
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Can syphilis be cultured?

A

no!

41
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What is the characteristic lesion in primary syphilis?

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chancre

42
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What is a chancre?

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firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration

43
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What is the reservoir for syphilis?

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Humans only

44
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What population has a higher incidence of STDs in general?

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HIV+ individuals

45
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If syphilis is untreated, what happens?

A

You get a larger rash with palmar and solar lesions which indicates secondary syphilis

46
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How long can syphilis stay latent?

A

3-30 years

47
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Which population has an increase in the incidence in syphilis in the past 15 years?

A

males who have sex with other males

48
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How do you work-up syphilis?

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  • dark-field or fluorescent microscopy
  • antibody tests
  • GC, chlamydia, and HIV screens if negative
49
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What is the primary treatment of choice for syphilis and why?

A

Pencillin because there is little if any abx resistance

50
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Is the treponema bacteria particularly hardy?

A

No, it cannot survive away from humans, nor in heat, other conditions.

51
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Why is syphilis sometimes called the “great imitator”?

A

Because its primary symptoms mimic those of other diseases

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