STI 1 Flashcards
Diagnose gonorrhea based on presentation and clinical lab results. Treat newborn ocular infections with Neisseria. Describe chlamydial morphology and pathogenesis.
acute anterior utheritis with painful urinationm and urerthral discharge.
gonorrhea
vaginal discharge, dysuria, bleeding
gonorrhea
anal discharge and bleeding
anal gonorrhea
morphology of N gonorrhoeae
gram negative diplococci resembling a kidney bean
presumptive diagnosis of N gonorrhoeae
gram - (good enough for guys) and colonies turn black on oxidative reagent (needed for females)
virulence factors of N gonorrhoeae
protein I/Opa protein LOS antigenic variation ohase shift IgA protease
N gonorrhoeae virulence factor respinsible for most symptoms
LOS
pustular skin lesions, septic arthritis,
disseminated gonococcal infection
treatment of neisseria newborn eyes
profylaxis antibiotics
potential complication of N gonorrhoeae in women
PID—> endometritis/salphinitis/peritonitis –> tubal obstruction/ectopic pregnancy
stain for chlamydia
giemsa stain
outer membrane structures NOT in chlamydia
peptidiglycan or muramic acid
stage chlymadia is taken up by the cell
infectious stage/elementary body
group of chlamydia within a vacoule
inclusion body
major cause of preventable blindness in the world
C trachomatis