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Candidiasis characteristics:
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fungal UA tract disease; yeast- ovoid in shape, disease is often recurrent
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organism of candidiasis:
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candida albicans - found as part of the normal vaginal flora in 30%women and frequently is a source of disease (candidiasis) in the vaginal area.
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frank vaginitis
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or vulvovaginitis (because the vulva are also often infected is commonly called a yeast infection in women and presents with pruritis (itching), vaginal burning, and a white cheese like discharge
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predisposition to vulvocandidiasis:
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antibacterials, DM, pregnancy, tight fitting garments, oral contraceptives
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males with candidiasis
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tend to be less symptomatic, but they serve as a source for reinfection of women who receive tx, (ping-pong candidiasis) the women keep getting the disease.
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some cases of candidiasis
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but not all are STDs
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incidence of vulvovaginitis
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increases dramatically in women on broad range of ABT tx d/t elimination of normal flora of lactobacilli in vaginal tract and candida growth as the result
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Trichomoniasis characteristics
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protozoal disease of UA tract; undulating membrane; motility via flagella
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organism of Trichomoniasis
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trichomonas vaginalis - infects 1% of US population/y
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s/s of Trichomoniasis:
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vaginitis in females and urethritis in males. burning on urination. females exhibit a white frothy d/c. s/s>severity in females
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DX of trichomoniasis
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by finding motile protozoans in wet mounts of clinical specimens
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transmission of trichomoniasis
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mainly by sexual contact
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trichomonas vaginalis has a
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lateral membrane that protrudes from one side. as it swims by means of flagella, the membrane waves, or undulates, back and forth. undulating membrane serves as a readily recognized ID marker
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