STDs Flashcards
Treatment for Chlamydia
Azithromycin or doxycycline
Two syndromes caused by Gonorrhoeae
Arthritis-dermatitis or purulent arthritis alone
Dermatitis-arthritis syndrome includes
sparse peripheral necrotic pustules
monoarthritis or oligoarthritis
Tendon sheath inflammation
Possible cause of recurrent disseminated gonococcal infection
Terminal component complement deficiency
Diagnostic test for N. gonorrhoeae
NAAT- urine or swab
Treatment for gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone + Azithromycin or Doxycycline
Treat disseminated gonorrhoeae
7-14 days ceftriaxone
Treatment for PID
Ceftriaxone + Doxy with or without metronidazole
Inpatient treatment of PID
Cefoxitin or Cefotetan and Doxy
In PID, if no response to antibiotics, check
US for tubo-ovarian abscess
Primary and secondary syphilis resolve
spontaneously
After treatment, RPR and VDRL will
Go down or become negative
After treatment, FTA-ABS and TPPA will
stay positive
Diagnose Neurosyphilis
CSF lymphocytes >5
Elevated CSF protein
Positive CSF VDRL
Alternative to Penicillin for syphilis treatment
Doxy or tetracycline