STIs Flashcards
What is the vaginal flora?
lactobacilli predominate
What factors alter vaginal microflora?
abx, douching, sex
What does a fishy or amine odor indicated?
trich or BV
What does epithelial cells w/ irregular, granular edges suggest?
clumped bacteria on cell wall, highly suggests BV if in more than 20% of cells
What are 90% of vaginitis cases caused by?
Bacterial vaginosis (40-50%), vulvovaginal candidiasis, trich
What is mucopurulent cervicitis caused by?
chlamydia, neisseria gonorrhoea, mycoplasma, BV associated
What is the most common cause of bacterial discharge?
BV- gardnerella vaginalis
What are risk factors of getting BV?
new sexual partner, smoking, intrauterine device, and frequent douching
What are frequent features of BV discharge?
profuse, milky, nonadherent discharge that demonstrates an amine or fishy odor after alkalization with drop KOH, clue cells
What is the Amsel criteria?
characteristic vaginal discharge, elevated pH>4.5, clue cells, fishy odor
What is the gold standard for diagnosis using nugent or hal/ison criteria?
gram stain
What is not useful for diagnosing BV?
pap smear
What can happen if a pregnant woman gets BV?
preterm delivery
What is BV a risk factor for?
HIV and herpes simplex virus Type 2, gonorrhea, chlamydia, trich
What is the treatment for BV
resolves spontaneously in 1/3 of non pregnant, and 1/2 of pregnant women, otherwise, nonpreg- Flagyl 500mg bid x 7 days or clindamycin 2% cream dailyx7 days, if pregnant- clindamycin 300 mg BID 7 days, or flagyl 500mg BID 7 days
What are the common species for Vulvovaginal candidiasis?
candida albicans and candida glabrata
How many women acquire VVC in their life?
75%
What are risk factors for recurrent VVC?
high dose oral contraceptives, diaphragm, DM, ABX, pregnancy, immunocompromised, tight clothing
What is the classical presentation of VVC?
itching, burning, irritation, postvoiding dysuria, thick, curdy discharge with pH less than 4.7
Why would you get a fungal culture if you suspect VVC?
if the women has significant clinical findings but a normal wet-mount prep
What is the first line treatment of VVC?
azoles, diflucan oral, nystatin 100,000 units bid
What is the most common non viral STI?
trich
What is trich caused by?
protozoan T. vaginalis
How many people with trich infection are asymptomatic?
50%
What is the classical sx of trich?
green-yellow, frothy vaginal discharge with a musty odor, sometimes dyspareunia, vulvovaginal irritation, dysuria, strawberry cervix