Test 2-Chlamydia Flashcards
1
Q
What 2 species of Chlamydia cause human disease:
A
Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia pneumoniae
2
Q
Morphology of Chlamydia:
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Small, Gram negative like, Cocci, and nonmotile.
3
Q
T/F Chlamydia is an obligate intracellular parasite of eukaryotic cells
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true
4
Q
Chlamydia trachomatis clinically causes:
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Trachoma eye infection, inclusion conjunctivits eye infection, nongonococcal genital and rectal infections, neonatal pneumonia
5
Q
what is neonatal pneumonia?
A
nasopharyngeal infection that occurs in infants during passage through an infected cervix.
6
Q
what is the epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis nongonococcal urethritis in men
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most commin STD in the United states, 4 million cases per year.
