Wk 19 D3 STDs

Question 1

Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) causes:
Common (2)
Less common (3)
Anal sex associated (1)

Answer 1

Common: Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasm genotalium
Less common: HSV, T. vaginalis, Ureaplasma urealyticum
Anal: Coliform bacteria

Question 2

Rate of spread of an STD = rate of ___ x efficiency of ___ x _____ of infectivity

Answer 2

exposure
transmission
duration

Question 3

Mycoplasma genitalium causes which STDs?

Drug of choice?

Answer 3

urethritis
PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)
male infertility
DOC = azithromycen

Question 4

First step to manage chlamydia (-) NGU

Answer 4

Establish presence of urethritis (presence of “milk”, gram stain, >5 PMNs/1000x field)