A | B |
Cystitis | bladder inflammation |
Urethritis | inflammation of the urethra |
Pyelonephritis | kidney infection |
Escherichia coli | Gram negative bacilli; most common cause of cystitis |
Candida albicans | yeast associated with vaginitis |
pseudohyphae | characteristic structure of Candida albicans |
condition leading to Candida vaginitis | absence of normal vaginal flora |
Gardnerella vaginalis | etiologic agent of bacterial vaginosis |
whiff test | KOH added to vaginal secretions |
fishy odor | positive whiff test |
clue cell | bacteria covered epithelial cell |
laboratory findings in bacterial vaginosis | positive whiff test; observation of clue cells |
Trichomonas vaginalis | flagellate cause of STD |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Gram-negative diplococci; cause of STD |
pelvic inflammatory disease | consequence of gonococcal and chlamydial STDs |
opthalmia neonatorum | gonococcal keratitis |
Chlamydia trachomatis | obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacilli; cause of STD |
chlamydial STD | most prevalent reportable STD |
elementary body | infective stage of Chlamydia |
reticulate body | reproductive stage of Chlamydia |
Treponema pallidum | cause of syphilis |
morphology of Treponema pallidum | spirochete |
RPR | serological screening test for syphilis |
FTA | serological confirmatory test for syphilis |
chancre | symptom of primary syphilis |
skin rash | symptom of secondary syphilis |
gummas | symptom of tertiary syphilis |
Hutchinson's Triad | signs of congenital syphilis affecting teeth, hearing, and eyes |
HSV-1 | herpes associated with cold sores |
HSV-2 | genital herpes |
gardisal | prevents genital warts |
human papilloma virus | cause of genital warts |
cervical caarcinoma | consequence of genital warts |