STIs Flashcards
Most common STI
Chlamydia
Profuse penile discharge, pain on passing urin
Gonorrhoea
Chancre develops in which stage in syphily
primary
the great imitator ?—resembles many other sti
Syphilis
—resembles Genital herpes, chancroid
Which HSV type is viral shedding commonly seen in
HSV 2
—-more in the first year of infection
What is chlamydia appear as under the microscope?
gram negative
olbigate intracellular bacterium
What is the risk of PID from chlamydia ?
9%
What does a single PID episode increase the risk of ?
- ectopic pregnancy by 10 fold
- carries a risk of TUBAL factor infertility of 15-20%
How does Chlamydia present as?
- Post coital or intermenstrual bleeding
- Lower abdominal pain
- Dyspareunia
- Mucopurulent cervicitis
Present. in Males for chlamydia?
- milky, clear discharge
- dysuria
- urethritis
- epididymo-orchitis
- proctitis (LGV)
Complications of CT?
- PID (50%)
- REACTIVE arthtritis (can’t see,can’t pee, can’t bend my knee)
- ectopic pregnancy
- conjunctivitis
- transmission to neonate (conjunctivis and pneumonia)
- Fitz-hugh-curtis Syndrome (perihepatitis)
What advise when testing for CT in women?
-STOP testing for CT in women >25y.o with vaginal discharge (false +)
- do test on women who have had CT in the past year
(1 in5 women can be re-infected within 10 months after initial rx)
Where is L1-L3 serovars commonly diagnosed in? What are the symptoms?
- dx in MSM
- rectal pain, discharge and bleeding
What risk does having LGV hold?
- 67% HIV
- HIGH risk of CONCURRENT STI
How to dx chlamydia?
- NAAT (test for gonorrhoea too): vulvovaginal swab (no need speculum), first void urine
- MSM (do rectal swabs –if receptive ANAL intercourse)
RX of Chlamydia
- doxycycline (100mg BD x 7 days)
- Axithromycin (1g stat FOLLOWED by 500mg DAILY for 2 days)
What is mycoplasma genitalium a.w?
- non-gonococcal urethritis (15-25%)
- small a.w PID
How to test for M.Genitalium?
- NAAT test (same sample as GC/CT)
What is the incubation period of Gonorrhoea?
- urethral infect. in men is SHORT at 2-5 days
- 50-90% risk from INFECTED MAN to female partner
- —-20% risk from infected WOMan
Primary site of INFECTION for Gonorrhoea
urethra, endocervix, rectum, and pharynx.
Presentation of males for Gonorrhoea?
- <10 % is asymptomatic
- GREEN, YELLOW mucopurulent discharge from penis ( >80%)
- dysuria
- pharyngeal/ rectal infections (ASYMPTOMATIC; don’t forget to swab)