MICI 4218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Medical Diagnosis, Syphilis, Peptidoglycan
12 May 2021
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Mici 4218 lecture 17 february 24, 2021 sexual transmitted infections (bacterial) Case this would be a typical case to the family physician: mr. am presents to your office complaining of painful burning urination. This started 2 days ago: on exam, no lymphadenopathy or obvious discharge was seen, mr. am, a 3rd year university student had spent the last week with a few friends in florida. He admitted to several sexual encounters, one of which was unprotected: no other clinical findings were significant. Specimens were obtained and he was started on 2 antibiotics. Incurable: hiv / aids, hpv most common stis, herpes more common than we think, above 35% of the general population have genital herpes but most are not aware. Infants: hiv/aids is eventually fatal is a chronic condition with appropriate management, social stigma also associated with stis. Neisseria classification: all neisseria spp. look the same under the microscope.
