Diagnosing Vaginal Infections with the Wet Prep Procedure

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Yeast Vaginitis - Treatment HIV Patients: • Rate of infection correlates with severity of immunodeficiency • With azole exposure – see more infections with non-albicans non albicans species • Therapy same as for seronegative women • Recurrent infection not an indication for HIV testing Trichomoniasis Trichomoniasis Background: • Transmitted via sexual contact • Males act as reservoirs Overt infection in females • Long duration of infection: 4 months in men and 5 years in women • Does not survive in acid secretions of healthy adults – prefers alkaline pH • Most common STD in African-American African American women • 50%-70% 50% 70% of patients have sub-clinical sub clinical infection • Pregnant patient: related to premature rupture of membranes, preterm delivery and low birth weight • May produce pneumonia in newborn after passing through infected birth canal 18
Prevalence in Female Population 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 40 All 5 millions new cases in U.S. per year Trichomoniasis Clinical Signs & Symptoms Signs / Symptoms Asymptomatic Vulvar Erythema Yellow Discharge Frothy Discharge Vulvar Itching Strawberry Cervix % Women 50 40 42 8 20-40 20 40 Trichomoniasis 2 Trich CT • Vaginal itching, inflammation and burning • Frothy brown malodorous discharge containing bacteria, white cells, epithelial cells and motile trichomonads • Vaginal pH > 4.5 – due to decrease in hydrogen peroxide producing lactobacilli 19
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Page 5 and 6: BV - Diagnosis Criteria 1. Malodoro
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Page 13 and 14: Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Background
Page 15 and 16: Yeast budding forms and pseudohypha
Page 17: Yeast Vaginitis - Treatment • Top
Page 21 and 22: Wet Prep Procedure MATERIALS Reagen
Page 23 and 24: Trichomonas vaginalis Wet Prep Appe
Page 25 and 26: Trichomoniasis Treatment: •Single
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