Exam 20: Urinary and Reproductive System Infections

A young woman presents to the emergency room with fever, headache, and vomiting. Food poisoning is suspected, she is given supportive care, and released. One week later she returns to the hospital in acute renal failure. A medical history reveals that she had been a volunteer at an orphanage in a rural section of a Caribbean island recently hit by a hurricane. During evacuation from the island, she had to wade through floodwaters suffered several abrasions on her legs and feet. What is the most likely pathogen based on her symptoms and history?

Which numbered stage(s) of the Chlamydia trachomatis life cycle pictured involves the dormant elementary body?

A man presents to the physician's office complaining of irritation in the genital area. Examination reveals a bright red rash with raised pustules with clear fluid. Upon questioning, the man reports he has recently been sexually active. What is the most likely diagnosis based upon the appearance of the genital lesions?

Although HSV- 1 usually causes oral lesions and HSV- 2 usually causes genital lesions, it is possible that oral sexual contact can transmit HSV- 1 to the genitals and HSV- 2 to the mouth.

The placenta

Pelvic inflammatory disease is characterized by all the following except

Describe the features that limit infection in the male and female urogenital systems.

The dominant genus in the vaginal microbiome of reproductive- age women, Lactobacillus, acts to limit infection by

Describe how to diagnose a lower urinary tract infection (UTI) and differentiate between common bacterial causes.

A 30- year- old woman who is not pregnant presents with a foul- smelling, greenish vaginal discharge, indicating some form of vaginitis. A smear is taken, and routine tests performed. A motile, unicellular eukaryote with multiple flagella and an undulating membrane is observed in the microscope. What treatment is recommended?

Chlamydia and gonorrhea often present a similar clinical picture except that

Characteristics of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium which causes syphilis, include all except

Of the following, which is the most serious condition?

As with all human herpes virus infections, an important characteristic of HSV- 2 infection is

Bacterial infections that reach the kidneys can result in which serious complication?

Ulcerative lesions are characteristic of which stage of syphilis?

Uropathogenic E. coli can use all the following virulence factors to establish infection in the urinary tract except

Characteristics of the human papilloma virus include all except

The advantages of the Pap smear as a means of cancer detection include

Vaginosis may be experienced without accompanying vaginitis, but vaginitis always accompanies vaginosis.