NG Flashcards

(8 cards)

1
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How it can be transmitted

A

Sexually

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2
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What are the features of Neisseria gonorrhoea?

A

Sexually active patient
Urethra vagina discharge
Arthritis possible
And you
Neonatal ophthalmia

Gram negative kidney shaped diplococcipositive

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3
Q

Where it can be stored

A

Human genital tract

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4
Q

How it can be transmitted

A

Sexually, birth is sensitive to drying and cold

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5
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What are the violence factors of gonorrhoea? Neisseria

A

Pili outer membrane proteins
Opa proteins

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6
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What are the diseases caused by it

A

Urethritis proctitis
Endocervicitis
Pid
Arthritis
Proctitis
Ophthalmia leads to to blindness if untrated
Disseminated disease arthritis skin lesion gonococcal pharyngitis

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7
Q

How it can be diagnosed

A

Uretheral smear PMNs
Commonly be gentic probes with amplification culture on thayer martin medium

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8
Q

How it can be treated

A

Ceftriaxone

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