Question 1

All of the following conditions can occur in women with undiagnosed cervical gonorrhea except:

Accepted Answer

A) salpingitis. 
B) endometritis. 
C) pelvic inflammatory disease (PI
D) . 
D) pharyngitis. 
A) salpingitis. 
B) endometritis. 
C) pelvic inflammatory disease (PI
D) . 
D) pharyngitis. D

Question 2

What is an advantage to using PACE 2C method for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no advantage. 
B) You can also find syphilis. 
C) You can also find Cryptosporidium. 
D) You can also find Chlamydia. 
A) There is no advantage. 
B) You can also find syphilis. 
C) You can also find Cryptosporidium. 
D) You can also find Chlamydia. D

Question 3

Why are there so many cases of genital herpes in the Unites States?

Accepted Answer

A) Condoms cannot prevent spread of genital herpes. 
B) No protection is available against genital herpes. 
C) Lesions shed virus when asymptomatic. 
D) Lesions shed virus only when symptomatic. 
A) Condoms cannot prevent spread of genital herpes. 
B) No protection is available against genital herpes. 
C) Lesions shed virus when asymptomatic. 
D) Lesions shed virus only when symptomatic. C

Question 4

What makes cervicitis difficult to diagnose?

Accepted Answer

A) Lack of well-recognized symptoms 
B) Inability to culture causative agents 
C) Most causes are noninfectious 
D) Symptoms are obvious: not difficult to diagnose 
A) Lack of well-recognized symptoms 
B) Inability to culture causative agents 
C) Most causes are noninfectious 
D) Symptoms are obvious: not difficult to diagnose

Question 5

How is genital herpes spread?

Accepted Answer

A) Hot tubs infected with herpes 
B) Towels used by people with herpes 
C) Contaminated toilet seats 
D) Sexual contact with secretions from infected sites 
A) Hot tubs infected with herpes 
B) Towels used by people with herpes 
C) Contaminated toilet seats 
D) Sexual contact with secretions from infected sites

Question 6

Nontreponemal antibody tests for syphilis include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) rapid plasma reagin (RPR). 
B) toluidine red unheated serum test (TRUST). 
C) Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL). 
D) enzyme immunoassay (EI
A) . 
A) rapid plasma reagin (RPR). 
B) toluidine red unheated serum test (TRUST). 
C) Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL). 
D) enzyme immunoassay (EI
A) .

Question 7

What cells are found in bacterial vaginosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Clue cells 
B) Lymphocytes 
C) Macrophages 
D) Squamous epithelial cells 
A) Clue cells 
B) Lymphocytes 
C) Macrophages 
D) Squamous epithelial cells

Question 8

What percentage of women patients that are positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae typically also have genital chlamydiosis?

Accepted Answer

A) 30% 
B) 42% 
C) 60% 
D) 77% 
A) 30% 
B) 42% 
C) 60% 
D) 77%

Question 9

What is the main symptom for primary syphilis?

Accepted Answer

A) Purulent discharge 
B) Asymptomatic 
C) Chancre 
D) Genital warts 
A) Purulent discharge 
B) Asymptomatic 
C) Chancre 
D) Genital warts

Question 10

Many women who have bacterial vaginosis (BV) complain of a fishy odor from vaginal secretions.What causes the odor?

Accepted Answer

A) Carbolic acid 
B) Amines 
C) Urea 
D) Alcohols 
A) Carbolic acid 
B) Amines 
C) Urea 
D) Alcohols

Question 11

What organism causes chancroid?

Accepted Answer

A) Treponema pallidum 
B) Haemophilus ducreyi 
C) Mobiluncus 
D) Gardnerella vaginalis 
A) Treponema pallidum 
B) Haemophilus ducreyi 
C) Mobiluncus 
D) Gardnerella vaginalis

Question 12

What test is sufficient for a diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men?

Accepted Answer

A) Culture 
B) Gram stain 
C) Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
D) Radioimmunoassay (RI
A)  
A) Culture 
B) Gram stain 
C) Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
D) Radioimmunoassay (RI
A)

Question 13

Which of the following is a symptom for secondary syphilis?

Accepted Answer

A) Chancre 
B) Purulent discharge 
C) Petechiae 
D) Perianal condylomata lata 
A) Chancre 
B) Purulent discharge 
C) Petechiae 
D) Perianal condylomata lata

Question 14

Nonculture methods available for detecting Chlamydia include all the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) enzyme immunoassay (EI
A) . 
B) polymerase chain reaction (PCR). 
C) fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPI
A) . 
D) ligase chain reaction (LCR). 
A) enzyme immunoassay (EI
A) . 
B) polymerase chain reaction (PCR). 
C) fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPI
A) . 
D) ligase chain reaction (LCR).

Question 15

Which of the following methods is considered the gold standard for diagnosing genital herpes?

Accepted Answer

A) Viral isolation 
B) Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
C) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
D) GenProbe 
A) Viral isolation 
B) Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
C) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
D) GenProbe

Question 16

The PACE 2C is a DNA probe that hybridizes the gonococcal rRNA.This is a sensitive test that allows test batching, which is another advantage because the Chlamydia trachomatis can be simultaneously detected from the same specimen with the PACE 2C
-What is the advantage of performing NAAT for cases of gonococcal urethritis?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no advantage. 
B) You can also find syphilis. 
C) You can also find Cryptosporidium. 
D) You can also find Chlamydia. 
A) There is no advantage. 
B) You can also find syphilis. 
C) You can also find Cryptosporidium. 
D) You can also find Chlamydia.

Question 17

Which of the following is a symptom of tertiary syphilis?

Accepted Answer

A) Gummas 
B) Chancre 
C) Genital warts 
D) Strokes 
A) Gummas 
B) Chancre 
C) Genital warts 
D) Strokes

Question 18

What condition is an overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria and a decrease in lactobacillus in the vagina?

Accepted Answer

A) Endometritis 
B) Syphilis 
C) Gonorrhea 
D) Bacterial vaginosis 
A) Endometritis 
B) Syphilis 
C) Gonorrhea 
D) Bacterial vaginosis

Question 19

All of the following are a cause of ulcerative sexually transmitted infections (STIs) except:

Accepted Answer

A) syphilis. 
B) gonorrhea. 
C) genital herpes. 
D) chancroid. 
A) syphilis. 
B) gonorrhea. 
C) genital herpes. 
D) chancroid.

Question 20

What is the infective particle of Chlamydia?

Accepted Answer

A) Elementary body 
B) Initial body 
C) Negri body 
D) Entire Chlamydia organism 
A) Elementary body 
B) Initial body 
C) Negri body 
D) Entire Chlamydia organism

Exam 38: Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

All of the following conditions can occur in women with undiagnosed cervical gonorrhea except:

What is an advantage to using PACE 2C method for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

Why are there so many cases of genital herpes in the Unites States?

What makes cervicitis difficult to diagnose?

How is genital herpes spread?

Nontreponemal antibody tests for syphilis include all of the following except:

What cells are found in bacterial vaginosis?

What percentage of women patients that are positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae typically also have genital chlamydiosis?

What is the main symptom for primary syphilis?

Many women who have bacterial vaginosis (BV) complain of a fishy odor from vaginal secretions.What causes the odor?

What organism causes chancroid?

What test is sufficient for a diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men?

Which of the following is a symptom for secondary syphilis?

Nonculture methods available for detecting Chlamydia include all the following except:

Which of the following methods is considered the gold standard for diagnosing genital herpes?

Which of the following is a symptom of tertiary syphilis?

What condition is an overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria and a decrease in lactobacillus in the vagina?

All of the following are a cause of ulcerative sexually transmitted infections (STIs) except:

What is the infective particle of Chlamydia?

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