STIs Flashcards
Candida/thrush symptoms?
red sore vulva, itchy white vaginal discharge
Candia test?
high vaginal swab for C. albicans, budding seen on gram film
Treatment of candida?
oral fluconazole
topical clortimazole
Watery, fishy discharge?
Bacterial Vaginosis
High vaginal swab shows what in BV?
CLUE CELLS
Treatment of BV?
oral metronidazole
Treatment of trichomonas vaginalis?
oral metronidazole
What type of infection is trichomonas?
protazoa
Strawberry cervis?
trichomonas
Symptoms of trichomonas?
discharge, irritation
Treatment of pubic lice?
malathion lotion
Commonest viral STI?
genital warts (HPV, most often 6 and 11)
Treatment of genital warts?
cryotherapy, lotion
What causes genital herpes?
Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2
Which type of HSV, 1 or 2, is recurrent?
2
Treatment of HSV?
aciclovir and analgesia