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What is Hepatitis C
Though technically listed as a sexually transmitted illness, this disease is rarely transmitted through intercourse.
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What is Bacterial Vaginosis
Multiple partners, new partner, douching, lack of condom use, and lack of vaginal lactobacilli are risk factors for what disease.
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What are VDRL and RPR
There are two non-Treponemal screening test.
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What are ceftriaxone 250mg IM x 1 and azithromycin 1gm po x 1
This is the recommended first-line treatment for Gonococcal disease.
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What is three months
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomonas should have a follow up test of cure at this time.
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What is acute retroviral syndrome (HIV).
Fever, malaise, lymphadenopathy, and rash are common acute symptoms of what STI?
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What is Chlamydia trachomatis
Unilateral tender inguinal and/or femoral lymph nodes are text book for this bacteria.
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What is 6-12 months
You should see a fourfold decline in non-Treponemal test titles in this time frame.
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What is 70-80%
Genital HSV suppressive therapy decreases recurrence rates by this much.
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What are Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
Routine annual screening for these is recommended for all sexually active women <25 years old.
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What is Hepatitis A
Though usually thought of was associated with contaminated food, this virus could potentially be acquired through oral intercourse.
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What is HSV 2
Though multiple strains are known to cause genital HSV, this strain is more likely to shed and cause recurrences.
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What is Chancroid
This painful genital lesion is only diagnosed clinically.
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What are three
Your patient returned with primary Syphilis treatment failure and you prescribed them Benzathine Penicillin G 2.4 million units weekly for this many weeks.
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What is every 3 years or, if 30 years of older, every 5 years with co-HPV testing
Pap smears should be performed this frequency in pregnant women.
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What is Hepatitis B
Though there are options for chronic disease treatment, acute disease is treated supportively.
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What is Treponema pallidum
This microbe is known as "The Great Imitator".
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What are Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis.
Sensitive testing for these three microbes is NAAT of first catch urine void.
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What are ceftriaxone and doxycycline.
Epididymitis, when thought to be sexually acquired, is treated with these two drugs.
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What is HSV
Topical therapy for this genital infection is discouraged.
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What is Hepatitis C
This is the most common blood born infection in the United States.
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What is Mycoplasma genitalium
This bacteria is thought to cause 20-25% of non-Chlamydial, non-Gonococcal urethritis.
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What isWhat is RNA testing
When an HIV-1/HIV-2 Ag/Ab is positive, but Western Blot confirmation is negative, you order this test.
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What is imiquimod (Aldara)
This topical disease modifying, toll-like receptor stimulator, is applied by the patient to treat external genital warts,
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What are bacterial vaginosis bacteria
Though these microbes have been found in male genitalia, treating them has not been beneficial.
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