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UTIs in children

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UTIs in children: more common in those under the age of 2

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Proteus mirabilis

Virulence factors

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  • Proteases
  • Haemolysins
  • Biofilm formation
  • Urease production

Increase in alkalization will cause stones to form

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Lactobacilli characteristics

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  • Gram + rods, non-spore forming
  • Facultative or strict anaerobes, produce lactic acid
  • Rarely cause UTIs  do not grow in urine well
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Psuedomonas biofilm development

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Diagnosis of UTIs

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  • Clean catch urine specimen (unspun, midstream)
  • White and red blood cells, bacteria
  • Culture and sensitivity tests
  • ~20% of patients w/UTIs do not have pyuria
  • No simple test to distinguish between upper from lower UTIs
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Urine -> smells like ammonia, toxic to kidneys (alkaline -> urine struvite crystals)

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Proteus mirabilis

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Serotypes of E. coli in UTI

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~85% of community- acquired, ~50% of hospital acquired UTIs

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Uncomplicated vs Complicated UTIs

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• Uncomplicated UTI

– no specific pre-disposing factors

– no structural abnormalities, etc.

• predisposing anatomic, functional, or metabolic abnormalities -> Complicated UTI

– requires more aggressive evaluation and follow- up

– definition is often imprecise

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Pathogenesis of UTI pic

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Clinical Outcomes of UTIs

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• Prostatitis: spectrum of disorders, some infections (E. coli most common)

– acute bacterial prostatitis is most serious but least common (chronic more common)

– reflux of urine from urethra into prostate ducts

• Epididymitis: microorganisms can enter from prostate via ejaculatory duct

– pathogens vary in younger men vs older

– predisposing factors include prostatitis, indwelling urinary catheters, urologic surgery

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Chronic UTI associated with which bacteria

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E. coli

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Sx and location of infection of UGT

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Virulence factors contributing to UTIs

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– Adhesins (pili, fimbriae, etc.)

– Ig proteases

– Hemolysins (get cytokine release, inflammation) – Ureases (i.e. P. mirabilis)

– Siderophore expression

– Factors promoting colonization and movement

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Tamm-Horsfall Protein

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Bladder host defense

  • binds specifically to type 1 fimbriated E. coli
  • key urinary anti-adherence factor serving to prevent type 1 fimbriated E. coli from binding to the urothelial receptors
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UTI Treatment

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  • Usually antibiotics
  • Drug and length depends on patient’s history and infecting microbe
  • Sensitivity tests useful in selecting most effective drug
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Protective components of UGT

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– Antimicrobial properties of urine (high urea conc., immunoglobulins, etc.) – Presence of normal microflora

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most common site of healthcare-associated infection, accounting for more than 40% of the total # reported

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UT infections due to catheterization

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Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

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Relatively common finding

  • Present in ~5% of unselected medical outpatients, 10% pregnant patients at term, also in hypertensive and diabetic patients
  • Anatomic obstruction increases incidence
  • Nearly all patients with indwelling catheter w/open drainage for more than 48 hrs
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Recurrent UTIs

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  • 3 or more UTIs within a 12-month period
  • Relapse
  • Re-infection
  • New infection
  • Predisposing factors
  • 20 - 25% women w/acute uncomplicated cystitis have 2 or more infections/yr
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UTI vs. STI

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Juxtaposition of urinary and genital tracts in

vertebrates is a source of confusion

  • UTI = Urinary tract infection. May or may not be transmitted by sexual activity – the more general term
  • STI = Sexually transmitted infection –more narrowly specific
  • Not all UTIs are sexually transmitted, and not all STIs manifest their symptoms and/or pathology

in the urogenital tract

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Normal microflora of vagina

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– More diverse, influenced by hormones

– Newborn girls  colonized w/ Lactobacilli, vaginal flora becomes more diverse over time

– Lactobacilli  become more prominent at puberty

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Epidemiology of UTIs

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2nd most common type of infection in the body*

Women: especially prone to UTIs (20-40% develops a UTI during her lifetime)

  • Men: not as common as in women but can be very serious when they do occur
  • US women that develop a UTI: 20% will have a recurrence
  • Women who experience three or more UTIs are likely to continue experiencing them
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Acute uncomplicated cystitis, Recurrent cystitis in young women, Acute cystitis in young men, Acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis, Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy

What bacteria

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  • Escherichia coli • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • S. saprophyticus • Proteus mirabilis
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Complicated urinary tract infection bacteria

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  • E. coli
  • Enterococcus species
  • K. pneumoniae
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • P. mirabilis
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Normal Microflora

• Urethra

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– Lactobacilli

– Streptococci

– Coagulase-negative Staphlococci

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus seasonality

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Summer

(summer time sex)

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Ascending vs Descending UTIs

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  • Descending is far less common
  • Ascending – microorganisms may travel from urethra  bladder  kidney
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What allows for organisms to stick to catheters

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Biofilms

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UPEC serotypes

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Pregnant women w/UTIs

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untreated - increased risk of delivering low birth weight / premature infants

– Smooth muscle relaxation

– Urethral dilation

– Greater chance to progress to pyelonephritis

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UPEC (Uropathogenic E. coli)

Characteristics

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primary cause of UTIs

Gram – rods, normal habitat is gastrointestinal

tract of humans and animals

distinguished by acquired genes (iron acquisition, siderophores)  virulence-

distinct UPEC associated biosynthetic pathways

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UTI Risk Factors

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  • being female
  • recent sexual intercourse

– abrasions, etc.

  • recent use of a diaphragm with spermicide • history of recurrent infection
  • urinary catheter
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Abbreviated work-ups for UTIs

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  • Leukocyte-esterase test
  • Nitrates → nitrites: what does this mean?
  • UTI symptoms in the presence of leukocytes are considered adequate to make a diagnosis of UTI

Urine cultures w/ 105 CFUs have defined infection

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Catheterization predisposes you to

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– obstruction -> bacterial glycocalyx

– encourages formation of encrustations and infection

stones consisting of urea, other complex substances

– local infections (urethritis, periurethral abscess, epididymitis, and prostatitis)

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Organisms predominately responsible for remaining UTIs (~15% community- acquired, ~50% of hospital-acquired)

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– Staphylococcus saprophyticus

– Proteus mirabilis

– Klebsiella species

– Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

– Candida

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Primary cause of UTIs pathogen

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UPEC (Uropathogenic E. coli)

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  • Cause of UTIs (usually young, sexually active women)
  • Infrequent asymptomatic colonizer of UT
  • Infections have been on the increase
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Staphylococcus saprophyticus

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Adhesion support for differnt types of organisms

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Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC)

Key virulence features

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  • Type I (cystitis)
  • P pili (pyelonephritis)

Additional:

  • α-hemolysin
  • Siderophore
  • Pathogenicity islands
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Biofilms

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are groups of microorganisms, often many species, growing on surfaces encased in “slime”

  • Inert and living substances can be destroyed
  • Multi-step process involving communication
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Lactobacilli

• In addition to genitourinary tract also found in

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– mouth, intestines, stomach

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uropathogenicity of Staphylococcus saprophyticus

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– novel cell wall-anchored adhesin

– redundant uro-adaptive transport systems

– urease

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Summary 1 of STDs

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STD summary 2

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45
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STI epi

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• Affect both sexes, all socio-economic groups; Disproportionately affect:

– women, infants of infected mothers

– adolescents and young adults

– communities of color

– 15-24-year-olds represent ~ 1⁄4 of the sexually active population  nearly 1⁄2 of all new STDs

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“New” STIs

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– Giardia lamblia - Protozoan

– Amoeba sp. - Protozoan

– Shigella sp., E. coli – True Bacteria

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Vaginal discharge seen in

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VAGINITIS:

– Trichomoniasis

– Candidiasis

CERVICITIS:

– Gonorrhoea

– Chlamydia

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Urethral discharge seen in

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Gonorrhoea

Chlamydia

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49
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Genital ulcer caues

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Syphilis

Chancroid

Genital herpes

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50
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Lower abdominal pain seen in what STI

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Gonorrhoea

Chlamydia

Mixed anaerobes

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Scrotal swelling seen in which STDs

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Gonorrhoea

Chlamydia

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Inguinal bubo what is it/ seen in what stds

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what is it:

Painful enlarged

inguinal lymph nodes

seen in:

LGV

Chancroid

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Neonatal conjunctivitis in what stds

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Gonorrhoea

Chlamydia

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Anaerobic Gram negative bacteria and GYN Infections includes what organisms

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Prevotella bivia and disiens,

Bacteriodes fragilis (common in abscesses)

• Virulence factors: capsules, etc. (adherence)

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Gonorrhea: Epidemiology

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  • occurs only in humans (no other known reservoir)
  • transmittedprimarilybysexualcontact,veryrare fomite transmission
  • major reservoir is the asymptomatically infected individual
  • infectionincreaseslikelihoodofHIVinfection
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Gonhrea age relation

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  • Men (~95% have symptoms): generally restricted to the urethra – purulent urethral discharge, dysuria
  • Women: site of infection is cervix – vaginal discharge, dysuria and abdominal pain
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Gonorrhea

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Characteristics

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  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Gram – diplococci
  • non-motile, non-spore forming
  • Fastidious
  • oxidase +
  • outer surface w/ multiple antigens
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Pathogensis

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• Attachment to columnar epithelium of

distal urethra or cervix

– Pili – unusual, specialized mechanism of antigenic variation by DNA rearrangement

– Opa

– por protein

– Lipooligosaccharide – induces TNF-alpha in some cells

– iron-binding proteins

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae microbe movement

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• Gonococci spread  into the urethra or cervix (as far as the fallopian tubes, usually limited to urethra in males)

– Not motile (no flagella)

– urethral or uterine contractions may contribute to the ascending infection

  • Bloodstream can be seeded (most commonly in individuals with defects in Complement System)
  • Chronic infection can produce scarring and stricture of fallopian tubes or urethra
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Gonorrhea: Diagnosis

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  • 1) Microscopic examination of smears for intracellular Gram – diplococci
  • 2) Non-culture lab test
  • 3) Isolation on appropriate media for confirmation

– 24 hrs: Thayer Martin (VCN agar, Chocolate II Agar w/ vancomycin, colistin, nystatin)

– oxidase + colonies

Thayer used for neisseria only

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Three Paths of Neisseria gonorrhoea Infections

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63
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Gonorrhea: Prevention, Control and Treatment

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• Recommended treatments are limited to a single class of antibiotics, cephalosporins (– Lactamase resistant)

since resistance is prominent

64
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Resistance of N. Gonorrhoeae

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65
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Chlamydia: Epidemiology

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  • Most commonly reported STI in the US
  • 1,244,180 diagnoses in 2009 (majority in women 15-24 yrs old)
  • Most cases still go undiagnosed
  • Presence may increase HIV transmission
  • Severe impact on women, especially young and minority women
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Chlamydia sex/age rates

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67
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Chlamydia trachomatis: Divided into 3 biovars (biological variants), then subdivided into serovars

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68
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Chlamydia complications for women

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– Infertility

– ectopic pregnancy

– chronic pelvic pain

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Chlamydia: Characteristics

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Atypical bacterium, **Gram - **(Chlamydia trachomatis) - unique developmental cycle

  • infectious form  elementary bodies (EB)
  • noninfectious form  reticulate bodies

(RB)

  • small obligate intracellular parasites
  • gain entry through abrasions/lacerations
70
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Chlamydia trachomatis is not visible w/

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Gram stain!

71
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Chlamydia should be suspected with cervicitis when

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should be suspected in absence of clue cells, yeasts and trichomonads

72
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Chlamydia: Pathogenesis

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Receptors for EBs: restricted to certain epithelial cells

– mucous membranes of the urethra

– endocervix, endometrium, fallopian tubes

– anorectum

– respiratory tract and conjunctivae

73
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Chlamydia: Diagnosis

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Appropriate specimens intracellular parasites, swabs, not exudate, must be submitted for analysis

74
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Chlamydia: Prevention, Control and Treatment

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  • STI prevention
  • Can be cured w/antibiotics

– Azithromycin 1 g orally in a single dose

– Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days

  • Data suggests screening and treatment can reduce PID by over 50%
  • Reducing the impact of Chlamydia

requires reducing/treating it in males

75
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Syphilis: Epidemiology

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Generally a highly infectious (transmission via direct contact with 10 or 20 lesions), genital, ulcerative disease that is easily curable in its early Primary&Secondary stages

• Increased likelihood of HIV transmission

76
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hard, painless but sensitive ulcer develops 9-90 days post-infection (pi)

– Disappears w/in 1 week after proper treatment

– Disappears spontaneously w/out treatment after 4 to 12 weeks

– 75% of all untreated cases resolve here and do not progress past this stage

– Easy, definitive diagnosis by Darkfield

Microscopy: examine exudate from the lesion

A

Primary Syphilis

77
Q

most common STds

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78
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  • Lesionsoftenhavethin, greyish crust (easily removed  crater w/ viscous fluid containing living T. pallidum cells
  • Multiple lesions are quite common

Hard painless chancre

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Primary syphilis

79
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Wet, mucous patches are contagious

The inflammatory reaction is similar to but less intense

than that of the primary chancre

A

Condylomata Lata of Secondary Syphilis

80
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generalized maculopapular rash + multiple symptoms indicative of systemic infection

– flulike syndrome, 2-8 weeks after ulcer

– rarely concurrent with chancre

– 80% show the maculopapular rash (rash may extend over face, palms and soles)

– lesions are “swarming” with the organism

A

Secondary syph

81
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Primary/ secondary syph epi

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82
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Where in the US has the highest syph incidence

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South

West

83
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Primary and Secondary Syphilis—Rates by Age and Sex, United States, 2012

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84
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– diffuse chronic inflammation

– neurosyphilis (damage to CNS including progressive dementia, meningitis, hallucinations, etc.)

– cardiovascular effects such as aortic aneurysm

– “Gummatous” - A hypersensitive granulomatous reaction - Can be destructive to viscera or mucocutaneous areas

A

Tertiary syph

85
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INfective organism for congenital syph

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T. pallidum

86
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Effects of Tertiary syph

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Most cases  spontaneous, septic abortion

• Occasionally a live birth takes place; infants

are actively infected with the organism

• Teratogenic effects usually seen

87
Q

Stromal haze syphilitic interstitial keratitis

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due to late-staged congenital syph

88
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saddle nose

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Congenital syph

89
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Hutchinson’s teeth

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Congenital syph

90
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Treponema pallidum: Characteristics

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  • Thin, tightly coiled spirochetes w/pointed straight ends
  • 3 flagella @ each end: MOTILE
  • Replication slow – no in vitro culture
  • Obligate human pathogen
  • Unusual outer membrane

(no LPS, no porins)

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Treponema pallidum: Pathogenesis

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• Tissue destruction and lesions  patient’s

immune response to infection

  • Outer membrane proteins promote adherence
  • Hyaluronidase may facilitate perivascular infiltration: “spreading factor”
  • Coating of fibronectin may protect against phagocytosis
92
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Syphilis: Pathogenesis primary

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1 – enters subepithelial tissues via skin breach

  • Slow replication, not a wide range of environmental conditions tolerated: Fastidious
  • Endarteritis and granulomas
  • Lesion heals but bacteria disseminate via lymph nodes and blood stream (latency poorly understood)
93
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Syphilis: Pathogenesis secondary

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2 – evasion of the immune system poorly understood

• Inflammatory response may be responsible for some symptoms

94
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Syphilis: Pathogenesis tertiary

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diffuse chronic inflammation, damage to CNS

95
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Syphilis: Diagnosis

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Rapid with dark-field examination of exudate from skin lesions (however, organism HIGHLY SENSITIVE)

  • Definitive for diagnosing early syphilis
  • Direct fluorescent antibody test
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A presumptive diagnosis of syphilis is possible with the use of two types of serologic tests:

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– 1) nontreponemal tests (e.g., Venereal Disease Research Laboratory [VDRL] and RPR)

– 2) treponemal tests (e.g., fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed [FTA-ABS] tests, the T. pallidum passive particle agglutination [TP-PA] assay, various EIAs, and chemiluminescence immunoassays)

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Syphilis: Prevention, Control and Treatment

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  • STI prevention
  • CDC recommends sexually active men having sex with men be tested annually
  • Pregnant women should be screened at first prenatal visit
  • Penicillin (generally used for all stages, is only treatment for neurosyphilis)
  • All persons who have syphilis should be

tested for HIV infection

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Chancroid: Epidemiology

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Predominant in the tropics (commonly in Africa, Asia and Latin America (accounting for 20% to 60% of genital ulcer disease infections)

  • Sporadic in North America
  • Infection increases likelihood of HIV transmission
99
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pathogen for Chancroid

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Obligate human pathogen Haemophilus ducreyi

• Chancroid (ulcer of the genital region)

100
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  • Soft chancre or chancroid
  • Painful genital ulcer (5-10 days incubation period)
  • spontaneously rupturing buboes occur in approximately 25% of cases
A

Chancroid

101
Q

Unilateral Painful Inguinal lymph- adenopathy (50% of infected)

Inguinal bubo along w/ penile ulceration

A

Chancroid

102
Q

Chancroid ulcer where on vagina

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posterior wall

103
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Haemophilus ducreyi: Characteristics

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  • Fastidious
  • Gram – anaerobic rods (sometimes called “coccobacilli”)
  • Pleomorphic
  • Related to H. influenzae
104
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Haemophilus ducreyi stain

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Gentian Violet Simple Stain

105
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Haemophilus ducreyi: Pathogenesis

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extracellular pathogen that

resists phagocytosis

• Virulence factors include:

– an outer membrane serum resistance protein

– two toxins: cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) and hemolysin, both of which contribute to tissue destruction

106
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Chancroid: Diagnosis

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requires the identification of H. ducreyi on special culture media that is not widely available from commercial sources; even when these media are used, sensitivity is <80%

  • Antigen detection, serology and genetic amplification methods: reported for H. ducreyi, but are not easily available
  • Accuracy of clinical diagnosis for chancroid ranges from 30% to 80%
  • Exclude T. pallidum and HHV-1 & -2
107
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Chancroid: Prevention, Control and Treatment

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Antibiotics used for treatment

– Azithromycin 1 g orally in a single dose

– Ceftriaxone 250 mg intramuscularly (IM) in a single dose

– Ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally twice a day for 3 days

– Erythromycin base 500 mg orally three times a day for 7 days

108
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Chancroid vs Syphilis

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109
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Normal balance of bacteria in vagina is disrupted - replaced by certain overgrowth

– sometimes accompanied by discharge (unpleasant odor, may be thin, white or gray)

– pain, itching, or burning outside vagina

A

Bacterial Vaginosis/Vaginitis

110
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most common vaginal infection in childbearing aged women (sexual activity?)

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Bacterial Vaginosis/Vaginitis

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Vaginal infection that can increase HIV transmission

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Bacterial Vaginosis/Vaginitis

112
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can help distinguish BV from Candidiasis and Trichomonas

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Examining the vaginal discharge under the microscope can help distinguish BV from Candidiasis and Trichomonas

  • A sign of BV: unusual vaginal cell called a clue cell
  • Women with BV (polymicrobial) have fewer than normal vaginal lactobacilli
  • Vaginal pH > 4.5  can be suggestive of BV
113
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Candida albicans: Characteristics

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Oval, yeastlike forms

site of colonization is GI tract • Normal microflora

• Commensuals:

– vagina

– urethra

– skin, under the nails

114
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Candidiasis: Source of infection patient

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  • ~ 75% of all adult women  at least one genital “yeast infection” in lifetime (people w/ weakened immune systems, more frequent and severe)
  • Rarely, men may also experience genital Candidiasis
  • Other conditions that may put a woman at risk for genital Candidiasis:

– Pregnancy

– Diabetes mellitus

– Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and / or corticosteroid medications

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Clinical Manifestations of Candidiasis

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Candidiasis of the fingernail

2ndary oral pseudomembraneous candidiasis infection,

116
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Common curable STD in young, sexually active women

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Trichomoniasis

117
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Trichomoniasis most common site of infection in women/men

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Vagina: most common site of infection in women, urethra: most common site in men

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primary mode of transmission Trichomoniasis

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Sexual intercourse is primary mode of transmission; fomite transmission possible

119
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Trichomoniasis increases risk for

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• Genital inflammation,  risk of HIV transmission

120
Q

Parasite with 4 flagella and short undulating

membrane responsible for motility

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Trichomoniasis

121
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Trichomoniasis: Clinical Presentation

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Vulvovaginal trichomoniasis

Cervical trichomoniasis

Vaginal pH > 4.5  can also be suggestive of Trich

122
Q

Most genital herpes type

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HHV-2

123
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HHV-1 and -2 is transmitted by

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by close and/or sexual contact through mucosal membranes, breaks in the skin

124
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When are viruses released with ulcers

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released from these ulcers, but they are also released between outbreaks from skin

HHV1/2

125
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What is the sequence of tests you should do for syph?

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Nontreponemal initially (this has a high false positive) treponemal is then used to confirm.

126
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What do you test for in reinfection of syph

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Nontreponemal RPR levels

127
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Clinical Manifestations of HHV-2

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Primary genital herpes of the vulva

vesiculopapular herpes genitalis lesions

128
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HHV-1 and -2: Characteristics

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share DNA homology, antigenic determinants, tissue tropism and disease symptoms

  • Ubiquitous, large, ds DNA, enveloped icosahedral virus, can stay in the body indefinitely
  • Encode enzymes that are good antiviral targets
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HHV-1 and -2: Pathogenesis

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initially infect and replicate in mucoepithelial cells – lytic (most cells: Cowdry type A inclusion bodies, syncytia)

– persistent (lymphocytes and macrophages)

– latent infections (neurons)

Virus blocks effects of interferon, prevents CD8 T-cell recognition of infected cells, escapes antibody neutralization and clearance by going into “hiding” during latent infection

• Recurrence occurs in response to various stimuli

130
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HSV infection sites

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131
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HHV-1 and -2: Diagnosis

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– visual inspection if the outbreak is typical

– test a sample from the ulcer(s)

– virologic (PCR, cell culture) and type-specific serologic tests (based on type-specific glycoprotein G) are available

– between outbreaks by the use of a blood test to detect antibodies (results are not always definitive)

132
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HHV-1 and -2: Prevention, Control and Treatment

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antiviral medications – 1st occurrence:

– Acyclovir 400 mg orally three times a day for 7–10 days or 200 mg orally five times a day for 7–10 days

– Famciclovir 250 mg orally three times a day for 7–10 days

– Valacyclovir 1 g orally twice a day for 7–10 days

– shorten and prevent outbreaks with medication

• Daily suppressive therapy for symptomatic herpes can reduce transmission

133
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV): Epidemiology

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cumulative risk of acquiring HPV in sexually active persons = 80%

134
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Spectrum of HPV

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  • Condyloma Acuminata (low-risk HPVs)
  • Cervical Dysplasia (high-risk HPVs)
  • Cervical Cancer (high-risk HPVs)
135
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Estimated Contribution of

HR-Mucosal HPVs to

Various Cancers

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136
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Human Papillomavirus—Prevalence of High-risk and Low-risk Types Among Females Aged 14–59 Years,

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137
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Cervical Cancer International Incidence Patterns

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138
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HPV: Clinical Presentation, Anogenital Warts

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HPV infections are often asymptomatic (both low- and high-risk)

May take weeks, months, years for symptoms to appear

Untreated, genital warts (low-risk HPV infections) may regress or increase in size and/or #

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responsible for >90% of anogenital warts1

• Peakprevalence

– Women 20–24 years of age (6.2/1,000 person years)

– Men 25–29 years of age (5.0/1,000 person years)

• Clinically apparent in ~1% of sexually active US adult population3

A

HPV 6 and 11

140
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HPV – Oral sex causes throat cancer

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HPV16 present in the tumors of 72% of cancer patients

141
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HPV: Pathogenesis

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HPV lifecycle tightly coupled to differentiation process of the epithelium

142
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Mechanisms of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Carcinogenesis

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HPV genome integration during malignant progression

Integration terminates life cycle

No evidence for insertional mutagenesis Expression of E6 and E7 is retained

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Mechanisms of HPV-Associated Carcinogenesis

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144
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HPV: Diagnosis

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  • Genital warts  diagnosed by visual inspection
  • Cervical cell changes: 1) routine Pap tests, 2) HPV testing / typing
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HPV: Prevention, Control and Treatment

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  • Women 21 – 29: Pap test every 3 years
  • Women 30 and 65: both Pap test and HPV test every 5 years (preferred), OR Pap test alone every 3 years

HPV Vaccine – Gardasil ®

– Active against 16, 18, 6, 11

– FDA approved in US for girls & boys ages 9-26 (Cervarix ® targets only HPV 16 and 18)

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