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Micro STD, contact and misc bacterial dz Questions and answers
Micro STD, contact and misc bacterial dz Questions and answers
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Micro STD, contact and misc bacterial dzthe majority of STIs are present without... - ✅✅-symptoms
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the vagina has lactobacillus which produces an acidic pH, this inhibits -
-growth of pathogens
common vaginal infections cause bacterial... - ✅✅-vaginosis
vaginosis -✅✅-disruption of normal microbiota in vaginal tract
vaginosis can lead to vaginitis, vaginitis is... - ✅✅-vaginal inflammation
most frequent bacterial STD reported in US - ✅✅-chlamydia
the STD chlamydia bacteria - ✅✅-chlamydia trachomatis serotypes
D-K
what are the two phases of chlamydia - ✅✅-1. infectious elementary
body (ED)
2. noninfectious reticulate body
basically the EB gets into human, turns into reticulate and multiplies and
eventually releases a ton of the infectious elementary bodies
why is chlamydia called the "silent epidemic" - ✅✅-because it women,
it may not cause any symptoms in most cases
chlamydia symptoms in women - ✅✅ -mucopurulent discharge
mucus/pus and milky-white to yellowish, green (more fluid like)
chlamydia complications - ✅✅-salpingitis (inflammation of fallopian
tubes)
PID (pelvic inflammatory dz)
ectopic preg and infertility
reiter's syndrome
reiter's syndrome - ✅✅-inflammation of eyes, joints and rash
, chlamydia complications in neonates - ✅✅-conjunctivitis and
pneumonia
chlamydia symptoms in men - ✅✅ -white, cloudy or watery discharge
from tip of penis
burning sensation
epididymitis (inflammation of testicles)
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other chlamydia sx that can occur depending on how it's transmitted -
-rectal/anal pain, discharge and bleeding
conjunctivitis
throat infection
best dx test for chlamydia - ✅✅-direct fluorescent antibody test (DFA) -
it quickly finds antigens
you can also do a chlamydia culture but takes longer to get results
gonorrhea (aka CLAP) bacteria - ✅✅-Neisseria gonorrhoeae
gonorrhea is an infection of the - ✅✅-urogenital tract
highest prevalence of gonorrhea in what demographic - ✅✅-young,
19-29 yrs
symptoms of gonorrhea - ✅✅-similar to chlamydia but thicker purulent
discharge
complications with gonorrhea - ✅✅ -epididymitis
conjunctivitis (way thicker discharge)
etc.
best dx test for gonorrhea - ✅✅-gonorrhea gram stain culture
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