Microbiology Flashcards
(20 cards)
what is the management of gonorrhoea
Ceftriaxone
what is there a high co-infection of
gonorrhoea and chlamydia
how is chlamydia treated
Doxycyline
OR
Azithromycin
what is complications of gonorrhoea
abscess formation
increased susceptibility to HIV
increased infectiousness of HIV
test for chlamydia
urethral swab
what are symptoms and signs of Syphilis
pain on defection blood mixed in stool colicky abdo pain rash on trunk, face, palms lymphadenopathy uveitis
treatment of syphilis
Benzathene penicillin
signs of primary syphilis
solitary painless ulcer
signs of secondary syphilis
Mucosal patches and ulcers
Mouth, anogenital, rectal
Systemic inflammation
Hepatitis
what is the usual type of Herpes simplex Virus that is the cause
HSV 2
what usually causes anal warts
human papillomavirus
what are the features of primary lymphogranuloma venereum
ulcer
what are the features of secondary lymphogranuloma venereum
Inguinal sydrome
Ano-rectal syndrome
what are the features of tertiary lymphogranuloma venereum
Strictures
Fistulae
Genital elephantiasis
what is the effect of HIV on the GI tract
depletion of intestinal GALT
where is Enteric fever most common
people returning from Indian subcontinent and SE Asia
what causes Enteric fever
Salmonella
what is the lifecycle of Helminth infections
1) Egg ingested and hatch in small intestine
2) invade gut wall into venous system and via liver and heart
3) reach lungs and break into alveoli
4) ascend tracheobroncial tree
5) swallowed and in the gut develop into adult worm where they start to produce eggs.
what are trematodes
flukes
what are cestodes
tapeworms
