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The organism most commonly associated with pelvic inflammatory disease is:
a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
b. Treponema pallidum.
c. Escherichia coli.
d. Pseudomonas. - (Answer)a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
A long asymptomatic latent phase is characteristic of which of the following sexually transmitted
infections?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Syphilis
c. Chlamydia
d. Hepatitis B - (Answer)b. Syphilis
A painless ulceration called a chancre is a lesion associated with infection by:
,a. human papillomavirus.
b. N. gonorrhoeae.
c. C. trachomatis.
d. T. pallidum. - (Answer)d. T. pallidum.
Which infection can be a risk factor for cervical cancer?
a. Human papillomavirus
b. Molluscum contagiosum
c. Granuloma inguinale
d. Chancroid - (Answer)a. Human papillomavirus
Which of the following infections is asymptomatic and self-limited and does not require therapy?
a. Syphilis
b. Nongonococcal cervicitis
c. Gonorrhea
,d. Molluscum contagiosum - (Answer)d. Molluscum contagiosum
The first choice of treatment for the management of syphilis is:
a. penicillin G.
b. doxycycline.
c. antiviral agents.
d. antimicrobial agents. - (Answer)a. penicillin G.
A 23-year-old male presents with urethritis, dysuria, and purulent urethral discharge. The
suspected diagnosis would be:
a. gonorrhea.
b. urinary tract infection.
c. Chlamydia.
d. syphilis. - (Answer)a. gonorrhea.
Transmission of Chlamydia during birth may result in -, or infection of the eyes in the newborn.
a. neonatal jaundice
, b. ophthalmia neonatorum
c. neonatal conjunctivitis
d. erythema neonatorum - (Answer)b. ophthalmia neonatorum
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that there are - new sexually transmitted
infections every year.
a. 580,000
b. 1.7 million
c. 20 million
d. 17 billion - (Answer)c. 20 million
The initial incubation period of syphilis lasts for -
a. 2-3 days
b. 10-90 days
c. 3-6 weeks
d. 40 years - (Answer)b. 10-90 days