STIs Flashcards
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symptoms of urethritis (ngonorrheae, ctrachomatis)
dysuria
frequency
purulent or mucopurulent discharge
minimal or asymptomatic
symptoms of cervicitis (ngonoorheae, ctrachomatis)
purulent discharge
endocervical bleeding
asymptomatic
symptoms of genital ulcer disease
ulcer on genitalia
prostatitis (prostate gland infection) symptoms
dysuria
bloody urine
lower back pain
pain testes/penis
what is pelvic inflammatory disease
ascending spread of pathogens from vagina to upper female genital tract
symptoms of PID
abd/pelvic pain cervical motion tenderness vaginal discharge fever elevated WBC intermenstrual bleeding
define serology
measures/detects antibodies to pathogen
most common STIs
gonorrhea
chlamydia
syphilis
trichmoniasis
which STIs are reportable to MB health
gonorrhea chlamydia syphilis hep b hep c HIV
people wiht gonorrhea may be co infected with
chlamydia
NAAT
nucleic acid amplification test PCR detects specific DNA sequence of pathogen
DFA
diract fluorescent antigen
serology
measures/detects antibodies to pathogen
patients with syphillis may be coinfected with what
HIV
name some risk factors for stis
unprotected sex MSM age geographic sex worker gender unaware anonymous sex
some impact of stis
complications PID dmage to reporductive tract transmission antibiotic resistance economic congenital infections
which is the only sti greater in males
syphilis
sti patient education
risks of untreated infection/reinfection abstain from sex 3 days after treatment barrier protection return to care if symptoms not improved get tested reduce risks of sexual activity
most common infection of gon
urethrutus
cervicitis
other tyoes of gon infection
oropharyanx
ocular
diffeminated gonococcal infection
neonatal conjunctivitis
incubation of gon
1-14 day
male symptoms of gon
symptomatic common
urethral - dysuria, frequency
anorectal - pain
pharyngeal - pharyngitis
female symptoms of gon
asymptomatic or min symptomatic
urethral: dysuria, frequency
anorectal pain
pharyngeal- pharyngitis
signs of gon
urethral, rectal, or vaginal discharge
adnormal vag discharge or uterine bleeding