Flashcards in Repro 6 - infections of the genital tract Deck (7):
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What morbidities are associated with STIs?
1. Pelvic inflammatory disease
2. Impaired fertility
3. Reproductive tract cancers
4. Risk of infection with blood-borne viruses - HBV (hepatitis B virus) and HIV.
5. Risk of congenital or peripartum infection of neonate
2
What organism causes HPV infection?
Human papillomaviruses
3
What organisms causes herpes infection?
Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (2 more common in genital herpes)
4
What organism causes chlamydia infection?
Chlamydia trachomatis
5
What organism causes gonorrhoea infection?
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
6
What organism causes syphilis?
Treponema pallidum
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