STDs Flashcards
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Bacterial Vaginosis
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- Polymicrobal infection of anaerobic bacteria
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Gardenella vaginalis-mycoplasma hominis, mobiluncus, prevotella
- Vaiginalis is found 100% of vaginosis
- Gram variable-Pleomorphic rods
- Normal vagina flora <u>(90% healthy flora Lactobacillus Gram + rods)</u>
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Cause: balance between normal flora resulting in overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria
- <u>Increases risk of STDs</u>-<strong>HSV, Chlamydia, gonorrhea</strong>
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Symptoms: White/gray discharge w/milk-like appearance (unpleasant order stronger after sex)
- <strong>MINIMAL prevaginal itching/irritation</strong>
- Diagnosis (3 of 4 +)-<strong>Thin homogenous discharge</strong>,<strong> pH greater than 4.5</strong>, <strong>Clue cells</strong>(R<u>ough cell membrane)</u>, <strong>Whiff test </strong><u>(mix of discharge & 10% KOH=order</u>)
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Treat: Metronidazole w/probiotics-Lactobacillus
- Acidification treatment-<strong>Boric acid</strong>
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Vulvovaginal Vacdidiasis
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Candida albicans-Yeast w/Pseudohyphae
- <strong>Normal body flora (Skin, mouth, vagina, GI)</strong>
- Disease due to overgrowth of increased sugar, decrease in normal flora or pH change
- High risk-Diabetes, Antibiotic use, pregers, birth control pills
- Disease: Thick curd/cottage cheese discharge
- Contains epi cells & mass yeast/pseudohypha
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INTENSE itching of vulva w/redness of vagina/labia
- <strong>Ferments alcohol=Irratation/itching</strong>
- Treat: Antifungal Nystatin <strong>(no need to treat partners)</strong>
- Diagnose: Germ-test tube test @ 37 for 90min
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Trichomoniasis
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- Flagellated protozoans
- _Symptoms: _
- Itching & burning (Strawberry cervix)
- Watery foul-smelling, greenish foamy discharge
- Urethritis w/dysuria <strong><u>(men/women)</u></strong>
- Cervix demonstrates tiny micro hemorrhages
- Diagnosis: Wet mount MOTILE trichomonads
- Treat: Metronidazole
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PID
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- _Infection & inflammation of upper part of female repro _
- Endometritis-inflammation of inside lining of uterus
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Salpingitis-Inflammation of fallopian tubes
- <strong>Scarring/adhesions=Ectopic pregers/infertility</strong>
- Tubo-ovarian adscesses
- Pelvic peritonitis-Inflammtion inside ab cavity surrounding female repro organs
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Symptoms:
- Moderate fever
- Bilateral lower ab pain-aggravated by body movement
- Increased discharge & irregular bleeding
- Nausea/Vomiting
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Neisseria Gonorrheae (General)
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- Gram (-) diplococcis (covered w/pili)-Bean shaped
- Facultative intracellular-Oxidase/catalase (+)
- Ferments glucose NOT MALTOSE
- Transmission: Sexual & neonatal
- High Risk: Def of C6-C9 (risk of disseminated infections)
- Disease:
- Genirourinary tract, eye, rectum, throat (oral sex)
- Local neutrophilic response-<strong>Purulent discharge</strong> <u>(white-yellow)</u>
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Urethritis-Thick creamy grey/white (pain urinating)
- Men show symptoms w/in <u>5 days</u> & 50% of women shown asyptomatic
- Cervicitis-Discharge thick grey/white, bleeding between menstrual periods, painful intercourse (bleeding)
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Neisseria Gonorrheae (proteins)
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- Surface proteins-
- Pilin (pili): Initial binding to epi cells & antiphagocytic
- Opa (outermembrane): Mediates firm adhesion to eukaryotic cells
- Rmp (outermembrane): Formation of ineffective Ab block bactericidal Ab against pilin & LOS
- Por (outermembrane porin): promotes intracellular survival preventing phagolysosome formation in neutrophils
- LOS (outermembrane lipooligosacc): Elicits inflammatory response, triggers realase of pro-inflamm cytokines
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Neisseria Gonorrheae (Pathogenesis)
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- Virulence factors:
- IgA proteases-Evade mucosal immunity
- Antigenic heterogeneity:
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Exsistence of multiple varieties-Pili, por, opa, LOS
- <strong>Ag switching (phase variation)</strong>
- Pili & Opa switch in same isolate-Programmed gene rearrangement
- Receptors for transferrin-Helps to absorb iron <u>(competes w/host)</u>
- Repeared infection-Lack of protective immunity due to Ag variation
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Gonococcal Disease (upper repro)
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- Men:
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Epididmyitis-inflammation leads to swelling of scrotum-Leads to sterility
- Coiled spermatic ducts <u>mature/store Sperm</u> between testis & Vas
- Women (PID):
- Endometritis & Salpingitis-Tubo-ovarian abscesses/scarring leads to sterility
- Vulvovaginitis-Prepubertal women (due low kerantinization)
- Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome (complication of PID)-
- Acute perihepititis infection from tube to liver <strong>(thin layer connective tissue capsule)</strong>
- Severe pain in Upper right ab (over gallbladder) w/tenderness & Peritoneal inflammation
- Laproscopy:“violin string” adhesions (capsule & peritoneum)
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Gonococcal Disease (Systemic)
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- Procititis (rectal infection) & pharyngitis=<strong>Among homosexual men</strong>
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Opthalmia neonatorum: eye infection in newborns
- assoc w/septicaemia @ 2-5 days after birth
- Conjunctivits: Adults (autoinfection)
- Disseminated infections (local infections NOT treated):
- Bacterimia (blood infection) Leads to-
- Meningitis (brain)
- Endocarditis (heart)
- Arthritis (joint infection) common in adults
- Skin lesions seen on extremities (bacterimia)
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Gonnococcal Diagnosis
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- Evaluation of presenting symptoms & sex history
- HIsto: Gram stain of exudates (urethra, cervix, rectum, pharynx)
- PMNs phagocytosed w/Gram- diplococci indicative of gonorrheal infection.
- Culture:Thayer Martin/New York city medium
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Choco agar + antibiotics organism require 5% CO2
- Specimens collected w/Ca+2 alginate swab
- <strong>N. meningitis also (+) NYC media</strong>
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Biochem test-Ferments glucose NOT maltose
- Used to differ <u><strong>N. meningitidis</strong></u>
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Gonnococcal Treatment
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- Resistance to common Antiobios
- Plasmid-mediated <u>beta-lactamase </u>production
- 3rd gen Cephalosprins (ceftriaxone, Ceftixime, Cefotaime)
- Doxycycline or Erythromycin=Co-infection w/chalmydia trachomatis
- Sex partners should be treated/consulted
- Vaccine: hard to develop due to Ag variation
- Screening Annually: Women younger 25 sexually active
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Chemoprophylaxis: prevent ophthalmia in neonates
- <em><strong>Silver nitrate <u>(not used due to diff in storage)</u></strong></em>, Erythromycin, Tetracycline
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Chalmydia Trachomatis (General)
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- Obligate intracellular (ADP dependent) bacteria
- Cell wall w/no muramic acid <strong>(does NOT gram stain)</strong>
- Energy dependent=Biphasic growth cycle
- Elementary body & Reticulate body
- <u><strong>EB=</strong></u>Infectous stage/metab inactive & <u><strong>RB=</strong></u>Metab active
- Elementary body & Reticulate body
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Inclusion body-EB & or RB inside cell vesicle
- More than 15 serotypes (A-L)
- Trachomatis (A, B, C)-Hand to eye fomites=Trachoma
- Turns eyelids inward & corneal scarring-<u>Blindness</u>
- <u><strong>Inclusion conjunctivitis-</strong></u>newborns bilateral swelling
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Chalmydia Trachomatis (pathogenesis)
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- Infects non-ciliated comlumnar/cubodial epi cell of mucosal layer (EB attaches to cell surface w/endocytosis)
- EB (endosome) no fusion to lysosome & reorganizes to RB
- RB replicates by binary fission-Eventual lysis of cells
- Clinical manifestations=Destruction of cells & host inflammatory response (Granuloma formation)
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Chalmydia Trachomatis (Gential Disease)
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- Serotype D-K (most common <u>bacterial STD</u> in US)
- Reiter’s syndrome-Autoimmune (Can’t pee, see, climb a tree)
- Follicular palpebral conjunc-inclusion conj contains lymphoid follicles
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Men: Urethritis w/watery discharge
- Epididymitis (Back of testi storage/mature of sperm)
- Proctitis (rectum)
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Women: Cervicitis & Urethritis w/watery discharge
- PID-lead to infertility or ectopic pregers
- Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
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Infants:
- pneumonia-4-11 weeks after birth
- Inclusion conjunctivitis-5-14 days after birth
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Chalmydia Trachomatis (Diagnosis/Treat)
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- Histo: Giemsa Inclusion bodies (obligate intracellular)
- Culture: NAAT (nucleic acid amplification test)
- Treat: Doxycycline or Azithromycin
- Prevention:
- Erythromycin (macrolide) expecting mothers
- Annual screening-Women 25 yrs younger sexually acitve
- Treat sexual partners
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Genital Mycoplasma
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- Genitallium, Homins, Ureaplasma Urealyticum
- Cell wall less (sterol in membrane)-Smallest living organism
- Ureplasma (urease +) needs urease in culture
- Associated with kidney stones
- Found in genitourinary tract sexual active adults
- <em><strong>Ureaplasma & Homins</strong></em> are part of normal flora
- Disease:
- Non-gonococcal (watery discharge)Chlamydial urethritis-PID
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Homins-Assoc w/Postabortal-postpartum fever
- <strong>Resistant to erythromycin</strong>
- Treat: Doxycline
- Diagnosis: A8 agar <strong>(Yeast/Blood)</strong>-“Fried egg”
- No gram stain=NO cell wall
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Syphilis (general)
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- Spirochete-endoflagella (axial filament)-Cell wall like Gm- (too thin to gram stain)-DARK field
- Does not grow on culture-<strong><u>extracellular pathogen</u></strong>
- Transmission-Sex-Kissing/Transplacental (3 yrs from infection)
- Through broken skin (mucus membranes)
- Virulence factors:
- Cell wall-Endotoxin
- Additional outer sheath glycosaminoglycan covers surface antigens
- Hyaluronidase-degrades hyaluronic acid allows for spread into tissues
- Produces Abs cross react w/Cardiolipin (Mitochondria)