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What is the predominate bacteria in the normal vaginal flora and what does it do?

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lactobacillus spp. - produces lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide to suppress the growth of other bacteria

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What other organisms are present in the normal vaginal flora?

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Strep viridans
Group B-haemolytic Strep
Candida spp.

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Name 3 non-sexually transmitted genital tract infections

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Candida (thrush)
Bacterial vaginosis (fishy smell)
prostatitis

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What % of woman are colonised by Candida but show no symptoms of a thrush infection?

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30%

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What are predisposing factors for a candida infection?

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recent antibiotic therapy
High oestrogen levels (pregnancy, some contraceptives)
Poorly controlled diabetes
Immunocompromised patients

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What is the presentation of thrush?

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Intensely itchy white vaginal discharge

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How do you clinically diagnose thrush?

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High vaginal swab for culture

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What organism causes most cases of thrush?

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Candida albicans

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What is the treatment of Candida infections?

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Topical clotrimazole pessary or cream

Oral fluconazole

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What organisms can cause Bacterial vaginosis?

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Gardnerella vaginalis
Mobiluncus sp.
Others include anaerobes

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What are the predisposing factors of Bacterial vaginosis?

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Uncertain

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What are the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis?

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Thin, watery, fishy smelling vaginal discharge

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How do you diagnose bacterial vaginosis?

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Raised vaginal pH >4.5

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What is looked for in a laboratory sample of suspected bacterial vaginosis?

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CLUE CELLS

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What scoring system estimates the proportion of clue cells to epithelial cells and lactobacilli?

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Hay-lyson scoring system

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What is the treatment for bacterial vaginosis?

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Metronidazole orally

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What are the 3 classifications of Prostatitis?

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  1. Acute bacterial prostatitis
  2. Chronic bacterial prostatitis
  3. Chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS)
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What are the organisms involved with acute bacterial prostatitis?

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Same as a UTI, E.coli and other coliforms, enterococcus sp.

Always check for STI’s

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What is acute bacterial prostatitis?

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A rare complication of a UTI in men

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What are the symptoms of acute bacterial prostatitis?

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Symptoms of a UTI, may have lower abdo/back/perineal/penile pain
Tender prostate on examination

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How is acute bacterial prostatitis diagnosed?

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Clinical signs
MSSU for C&S
tests for STI’s

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What is the treatment for acute bacterial prostatitis?

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Ciprofloxacin for 28 days

Trimethoprim for 28 days if high C.diff risk

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Name 3 bacterial STI’s

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Chlamydia tachomatis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Treponema pallidum (Syphilis)

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Name 3 viral STI’s

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Human papilloma virus (genital warts)
Herpes simplex virus (Genital herpes)
Hepatitis and HIV

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Name 3 parasitic STI's
Trichomonas vaginalis Phthirus pubis (Pubic lice/crabs) Scabies
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What parts of the body does Chlamydia effect?
``` urethra rectum throat eyes endocervix ```
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Describe Chlamydia trachomatis
Obligate intracellular bacteria with biphasic life cycle - "energy parasite"
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What colour does Chlamydia trachomatis stain with gram stain?
It doesn't, no peptidoglycan in the cell wall
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What are the 3 serological groupingsof Chlamydia trachomatis?
Serovars A-C = Trachoma (eye infection) (no an STI) Serovars D-K = Genital infection Serovars L1-L3 = Lymphogranuloma venereum
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What is the treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis?
Azithromycin (1g oral dose) for uncomplicated chlamydia
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What is the infectious cysle of Chlamydia?
0hrs - attachment and entry 2-12hrs - Migration to perinuclear area and EB--> RB transition 12-24hrs - inclusion biogenesis and bacterial replication 24-48hrs - RB--> EB transition and cell lysis
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Where does Neisseria gonorrhoeae effect?
``` Urethra Rectum Throat Eyes Endocervix ```
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Describe Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Gram -ve diplococcus Like two kidney beans facing each other Easily ohagocytosed by polymorphs, so often appear intracellularly on a gram film
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What does the term 'Fastidious organism' mean?
does not survive well in less than ideal growth conditions | i.e. outside the body
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How can you diagnose both chlamydia and gonorrhoea?
Combined nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) or polymerase chain reaction test (PCR) tests for both organisms in 1 test
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What other tests are available for Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
Microscopy of urethral / endocervical swabs | Culture on selected agar plate
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What are some advantages for PCR/NAATs over culture?
Less invasive specimens required More sensitive than cultures +ve even if organism has died in transit to the lab Takes hours, not days
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What are disadvantages of PCR/NAATs over culture?
Cannot test antibiotic sensitivities without culture, so difficult to track resistance Will detect dead organism (have to wait 5 weeks to do "test of cure" tests
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What is the recommended treatment for Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
Intramuscular ceftriaxone + oral azithromycin
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What organism causes Syphilis?
the spirochaete organism that is Treponema pallidum
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What colour does Treponema pallidum gram stain?
It doesn't
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How do you test for Treponema pallidum?
PCR or serology tests for antibodies. No culture as it can't be grown in artificial culture media
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Describe the 1st stage of syphilis
1 y lesion (chancre) - organism multiplies at inoculation site and gets into bloodstream. Chancre will heal without treatment
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Describe the second stage of syphilis
2y stage - large nos. bacteria circulating in blood with multiple manifestations at different sites (snail-track mouth ulcers, generalised rash, flu-like symptoms)
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Describe the 3rd stage of syphilis
Latent stage - no symptoms, but low-level multiplication of spirochaete in intima of small blood vessels. Can be divided into early latent and late latent periods
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Describe the 4th stage of syphilis?
Late stage - cardiovascular or neurovascular complications many years later
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How do you diagnose syphilis?
Dark ground microscopy to look for lesions for spirochaetes in exudate from 1y to 2y lesions Swab of 1y and 2y lesions for PCR Serology for specific and non-specific antibodies to Treponema pallidum
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What are the non-specific tests for Treponema pallidum for?
Tests indicate how active the disease is and are useful to monitor the response to treatment
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What are the specific tests for Treponema pallidum for?
Confirm the diagnosis, but antibody levels decrease very slowly even after successful treatment, ad often remain for life
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When may non-specific tests for Treponema pallidum give a false positive?
SLE Malaria Pregnancy
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What are specific serological tests for Treponema pallidum?
TPPA - Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay | TPHA - Treponema pallidum haemagglutination assay
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What two antibodies are looked for in the ELISA screening test for syphilis?
IgG and IgM
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What is Treponema pallidum very sensitive to?
Penicillin
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What are genital warts?
Non-enveloped icosohedral virus containing double stranded DNA
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What strands of HPV cause genital warts?
6 and 11
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What strands of HPV cause cervical cancer?
16 and 18
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What is the diagnosis of genital warts?
Mainly clinical
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What is the treatment for genital warts?
Cryotherapy Podophyllotoxin Cream/lotion
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What age group is the quadrivalent vaccine given to?
11-13 year olds girls
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What does the quadrivalent vaccine protect against?
HPV type 6,11,16 and 18
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Describe genital herpes?
Enveloped virus containing double stranded DNA
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What causes genital herpes?
HSV-1 | HSV-2
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How may the primary infection present?
Asymptomatic or very florid
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Where does the virus in genital herpes replicate?
In the dermis and epidermis
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Where do genital herpes viruses get into?
Into the nerve endings of sensory and autonomic nerves | Causes inflammation, exquisitely painful, multiple small vesicles which are easily deroofed
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Where does the virus in genital herpes migrate to?
The sacral root ganglion and "hides" from the immune system
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How is genital herpes diagnosed?
Swab for virus transport medium of deroofed blister for PCR testing
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What is the treatment for genital herpes?
Aciclovir helpful if taken early | Pain relief
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Are the vaccines for genital herpes?
Yes, but they have been dissapointing
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What is Trichomonas vaginalis?
Single celled protozoal parasite. | divides by binary fission (no cyst form is known) and it's only host is human
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What does Trichomonas vaginalis?
Vaginal discharge and irritation in females (and urethritis in males
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How do you diagnose Trichomonas vaginalis?
High vaginal swab for microscopy PCR
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What is the treatment for Trichomonas vaginalis?
Oral metronidazole
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What is Phthirus pubis?
Pubic lice | Lice bite skin and feed on blod, which causes itching in pubic area
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How do pubic lice replicate?
Female louse lays eggs on hair next to skin
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How long do pubic lice live for?
Males for 22 days, females for 17 days
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What is the treatment for pubic lice?
malathion lotion

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