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1
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What is bacterial vaginosis?

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A disease of the vagina caused by excessive overgrowth

2
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Why does bacterial vaginosis occur?

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Due to an overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria, geintal mycoplasma and gardnerella vaginalis. Lactobacilli are reduced

3
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What are symptoms of BV?

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Asymptomatic in 50%, or:

  • Thin, white, fishy smelling vaginal discharge
  • No itching
  • No soreness
4
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What are signs of bacterial vaginosis?

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Thin homogenous discharge

5
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How would you investigate someone with suspected BV?

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  • Clinical history and examination
  • Gram staining of vaginal flora
6
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What might you see on gram staining of swabs from someone with suspected BV?

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  • Depletion of lactobacill
  • Mixed organisms
  • Clue cells
7
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What will the vaginal pH be in someone with BV?

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>4.5

8
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What are clue cells?

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Clue cells are vaginal squamous epithelial cells coated with the anaerobic gram-variable coccobacilli Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobic bacteria causing bacterial vaginosis.

9
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What can give a raised vaginal pH?

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  • Menses
  • Semen
  • T. vaginalis
10
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How would you manage someone with BV?

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  • Metranidazole Oral/PV
  • Clindamycin PV
11
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Is BV a sexually transmitted disease?

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No

12
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What are complications of BV?

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  • Associated with endometritis if uterine instrumentation / delivery
  • Associated with premature labour
  • Increases risk of HIV acquisition
13
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What are the causative organisms implicated in genital candidiasis?

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90% caused by

  • Candida Albicans
  • Candida Glabrata
14
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How does genital candidiasis present?

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  • Genital itch
  • Burning
  • Cottage cheese like discharge
  • Dyspareunia
15
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What are signs of genital candidiasis?

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  • Fissuring
  • Erythema with satellite lesions
  • Characterisitc discharge - cottage cheese
16
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What investigation would you consider doing if you suspected Genital candidiasis?

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  • Clinical history and examination
  • Microscopy and gram staining
17
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How would you manage someone with genital candidiasis?

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  • Topical treatment
    • Clotrimazole pessaries
    • Miconazole pessaries
  • Oral treatment
    • Fluclonazole PO
18
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What is the following?

A

Zoon’s balanitis - chronic inflammation secondary to overgrowth of commensal organisms plus foreskin malfunction