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1
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What are the three ulcerative STDs?

A

Syphilis
Chancroid
Genital herpes

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What are the three non-ulcerative STDs?

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  • Gonorrhea
  • Trichomoniasis
  • Chlamydia
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Once syphilis is latent late, what are the three options for the disease?

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  • spontaneous cure in ∼1/3 of cases
  • seropositivity w/o disease in ~1/3 of cases
  • tertiary syphilis in ~1/3 of cases
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What is used for the presumptive dx of syphilis? Confirmatory?

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P: Cardioleptin floccuation (VDRL, RPR)
C: specific antibody test (FTA-ABS, MHS-TP)

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5
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G- diplococcus with kidney bean shaped cells; fastidious growth requirements

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Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

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G- spirochete with slow rotational motility; obligate parasite

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Treponema Pallidum

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Two primary VF of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

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IgA Protease for colonization
Plasmid for resistance
also antigenic variation of pili and porin proteins

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Why has there been a rise in gonorrhea cases?

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Changed sexual mores and practices
Ineffective methods for detection of asymptomatic cases
Presence of beta-lactamase positive strains
Lack of public appreciation of its importance

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Complications of gonorrhea

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Acute salpingitis or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)- most common
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection (DGI)

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What does DGI of gonorrhea consist of?

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Bacteremia leads to fever rash and mucopurulent arthritis (most common)
can also lead to endocarditis and meningitis

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What tests are used to look for N. gonorrhea?

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Agglutination, DNA probe, biochemical tests are used for confirmation
Nucleic acid amplification (PCR) is now the gold
standard

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What are some complications of chlamydia?

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sterility and ectopic pregnancy
>50% of infants born to infected mothers show conjunctivitis
5-10% present with pneumonia

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What is the best way to diagnose chlamydia? What is the gold standard?

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Nucleic acid probes (95%)–Normal flora can cause a positive test
Gold standard is isolation for a week in culture (HeLa cells)

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What mycoplasmas are involved in NGU?

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Mycoplasma genitalium

Ureaplasma urealyticum

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What is the main reservoir for ureaplasma urealyticum?

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genital tract of sexually active persons
(Colonization is present in >80% of persons who have had 3 or more sex partners)
~50% of nongonococcal, nonchlamydial urethritis in men

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What are the three main causes of vaginitis?

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Trichomoniasis
Bacterial vaginosis
Yeast vaginitis

17
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Extracellular, anaerobic, flagellated protozoan

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trichomonas vaginalis

18
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What are the forms of trichomonas vaginalis?

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trophozoite only

19
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T. vaginalis In the female

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  • Is usually symptomatic

* Profuse vaginal discharge: frothy and malodorous

20
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What is the most common way to diagnose T. vaginalis? The best?

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Wet mount; culture (more sensitive)

21
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What usually occurs as normal flora but then becomes problematic due to an overgrowth of opportunistic pathogen in vagina due
to change in pH? What else puts them at risk?

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Bacterial vaginosis-NON-STI
• History of previous STDs
• History of sexual activity
• Current use of intrauterine devices

22
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What is found in the vaginal secretions of pt with bacterial vaginosis as opposed to normal secretions?

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Clue cells and pH of 5.0-6.0

23
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Any three of which 5 characteristics will classify bacterial vaginosis? (top 3 esp)

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• Homogeneous quality of
secretions
• Presence of CLUE CELL
• Release of fishy amine odor
when 10% KOH is added
• A vaginal pH of >4.5
• Presence of curved gram
negative or gram variable
rods
24
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Which two causes of vaginitis are difficult to distinguish?

A

trichomonas and vaginosis

25
Q

What is the most commonly encountered opportunistic mycoses (fungal
infections) worldwide?

A

Candidiasis

26
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What are some (3) underlying causes of candidiasis?

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1) Absence of competing normal flora (broad spectrum abx)
2) Introduction to abnormal site
3) “Pathologic” change in microenvironment

27
Q

Thick, white, frothy discharge in women (no

odor). Which has an odor?

A

Candidiasis; t. vaginalis

28
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Which form of c. albicans is most adhesive?

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Germ tube is more adhesive than yeast cell

29
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What can be used to diagnose c. albicans?

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Chromagar to determine species

Hyphae and pseudohyphae under microscopy, also look for the appearance of germ tubes

30
Q

soft border, painful chancre that bleeds readily

A

hemophilus ducreyi

31
Q

chancroid vs chancre sore

A

soft ragged edge with pus vs

hard raised edge

32
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What is PID? What are typical agents?

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Anything not PGN or surgery related that causes endometritis, salpingitis, pelvic peritonitis, or tuboovarian abscess
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis

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