Infections Flashcards

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which bacterial is the most common cause of uti

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The most common bacteria found to cause UTIs is Escherichia coli (E. coli). Other bacteria can cause UTI, but E. coli is the culprit about 90 percent of the time.

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2
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Stages of syphilis

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3
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N.gonorrhoeae

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Intense suppurative inflammatory reaction
Purulent urethral discharge
Gram neg diplococci
Acute prostatitis epididymitis or orchitis
Bartholin glans very common
Ascending infection with salpingitis leading to abscesses &
PID

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4
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Gonorrhoea dessimated infection

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0.5-3%
Tenosynovitis
Arthritis
Pustular skin lesions

Endocarditis and meningitis are rare

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5
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Diagnosis of gonorrhoea

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DX nucleic acid amplification of exudates

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6
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Most common form of std

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Nongonococcal urethritis and cervicitis
Multiple pathogens most of C. Trachomatis among others.

C. Trachomatis -
G-neg. Intracellular bacterium

In patients who are hla b. 27. Positive and infection can cause reactive arthritis, conjunctivitis and generalise mucocutanous lesions

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7
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Up to 95% men who have sex with men have

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Seropositive hsv1/2

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8
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Genital hsv causes…

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Painful erythematous vesicles
Presence of I tra epithelial vesicles

Classic Cytology findings Cowdrey type A inclusion
But DX is now mainly via immunohistochemistry

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9
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Recurrent infection is more commonly seen in hsv 1 or 2

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Hsv1 more in oral
Hsv 2 more down south
Recurrent infection more in hsv1

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10
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HPV
Proliferation lesions of genital mucosa include:

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Condyloma acuminatum (venereal warts)
Precancerous lesions and invasive cancer

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