STIs Flashcards
1
Q
Bacterial vaginosis
A
- CLUE CELLS
- Vaginal pH >4.5
- Risk of preterm labour
- Rx: Metronidazole
2
Q
Candida
A
- Cottage cheese, itchy
- Rx
- Clotrimazole
- Pregnancy (pessary)
- Fluconazole
- Recurrent (?diabetes)
- Clotrimazole
3
Q
Chlamydia
A
- Intracellular bacteria, hence why PCR analysis
- IMB/PCB
- Rx: Azithromycin or doxycyline (susceptible to sun damage)
4
Q
Gonorrhoea
A
- Gram -ve diplococci
- Rx: Cephtriaxone
5
Q
Trichomonas
A
- Bubbly/frothy discharge
- ‘Strawberry’ cervix
- Rx: Metronidazole
6
Q
Syphilis
A
- Treponema pallidum
- Spirochete
- Rx: penicillin