Summary Sustainable Sexual Health, ISBN: 9780429509148 medicine

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STI)


OBJECTIVES
1. Classification STIs
2. Diagnosis and management of STIs


Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are passed from one person
to another through unprotected sex or genital contact.


II. DISEASE BY CLASSIFICATION
A. Diseases characterized by genital ulcers:
 Chancroid
 Syphilis
 Lymphogranuloma venereum
 Genital Herpes Simplex
B. Diseases characterized by urethritis and cervicitis:
• Nongonococcal urethritis
• Gonococcal infections
• Mucopurulent cervicitis
• Chlamydial infections
C. Vaginal diseases:
• Trichomoniasis
• Vulvovaginal candidiasis
• Bacterial vaginosis
D. Miscellaneous:
• Epididymitis
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Sexually transmitted enteric infections
• Genital warts
• Ectoparasitic infections
E. HIV

, III. DISEASE BY PATHOGEN
Disease Associated Pathogen
Bacterial
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chancroid
Enteric disease
Bacterial vaginosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Treponema pallidum
Hemophilus ducreyi
Salmonella spp., Shigella spp.
Gardnerella vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis
Chlamydial
Nongonococcal urethritis
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia trachomatis, type L
Viral
Herpes genitalis
Hepatitis B
Condylomata acuminata
Herpes simplex virus, types I and II
Hepatitis B virus
Human papillomavirus
Protozoal
Trichomoniasis
Amebiasis
Giardiasis
Trichomonas vaginalis
Entamoeba histolytica