CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE EXAM
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Five P's of sexual health 1. Partner
2. Protection form STI
3. Past STI hx
4. Practice
5. Prevention of pregnancy
Chancroid Haemophilus ducreyi, a gram- bacillus
Chancroid s/s • Women: usually asymptomatic
• Men: single (or multiple) superficial painful ulcer,
surrounded by an erythematous halo
• Ulcers may be necrotic or severely erosive
Chancroid Dx Dx is usually a matter of exclusion
Sensitivity The degree to which those who have a disease
screen/test positive
, Specificity The degree to which those who do not have a
disease screen/test negative
Chancroid treatment 1. Azithromycin 1g PO x1 dose
1. Ceftriaxone 250mg IM x1 dose
1. Cipro 500mg BID x3 days
Chlamydia A parasitic STI; intracellular obligate which closely
resembles a gram- bacterium; produces
reproductive tract complications in either sex
-Females: PID, infertility, ectopic pregnancy
-Men; Epididymitis, prostatitis
Chylamydia Causes 1. Chlamydia trachomatis
2. Most common bacterial STI in the US
3. Remains one of the most common causes of
cervicitis and urethritis
Chlamydia s/s Females often asymptomatic
1. Dysuria
2. Intramenstrual spotting
3. Postcoital bleeding
4. Dyspareunia
5. Vaginal discharge
Chlamydia s/s men Often asymptomatic
1. Dysuria
2. Thick, cloudy, penile discharge
3. testicular pain
4. Rectal tenesmus