Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 3) ppt

... >30% prevalence of penicillin - resistant S. Chapter 031. Pharyngitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, and Other Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (Part 3) Clinical Manifestations Most cases of acute ... viral infections such as the common cold and is not specific to bacterial infection. Other nonspecific manifestations include cough, sneezing, and fever. Too...

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... Chapter 041. Weight Loss (Part 3) Approach to the Patient: Weight Loss Before extensive evaluation is undertaken, it is important to confirm weight loss and to determine ... management of unintentional weight loss in elderly people. CMAJ 172:773, 2005 [PMID: 15767612] Bouras EP, Lange SM: Rational approach to patients with unintentional weight loss. Mayo Cli...

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... the small intestine when endoscopic therapy is unsuccessful. Although Chapter 042. Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Part 3) Hemorrhagic and Erosive Gastropathy ("Gastritis") Hemorrhagic ... hemobilia and hemosuccus pancreaticus (bleeding from the bile duct or pancreatic duct). SMALL-INTESTINAL SOURCES OF BLEEDING Small-intestinal sources of bleeding (bleeding f...

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... chromosomes. Depending on the type of array (most are constructed utilizing either BACs or oligonucleotides), the resolution can be up to 150 kb, far greater than for standard chromosome ... uncultured amniotic fluid, typically using DNA probes specific for the chromosomes most commonly identified in trisomies (chromosomes 13, 18, 21, and the X and Y). These studies can be performed .....

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... www.medqic.org/scip. Chapter 125. Health Care– Associated Infections (Part 3) Nosocomial and Device-Related Infections The fact that 25–50% or more of nosocomial infections are due to the ... Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections Place bladder catheters only when absolutely needed (e.g., to relieve obstruction), ... turnover or shortages of trained personnel...

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... Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections Definition Gonorrhea is a sexually ... variants. In a fallopian tube explant model, pili mediate gonococcal attachment to nonciliated columnar epithelial cells. This event initiates gonococcal phagocytosis and transport through these ... and...

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... as well as CD8+ T lymphocytes is seen in individuals Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 2) Opacity-Associated Protein Another gonococcal surface protein that is important in adherence ... against neisserial infections is best illustrated by the predisposition of persons deficient in terminal complement components (C5 through C9) to recurrent bacteremic gonococcal...

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... and seminal vesiculitis. Balanitis may develop in uncircumcised men. Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 3) Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents It is no surprise that N. ... and diplococci (Fig. 137-1). The clinical manifestations of gonococcal urethritis are usually more severe and overt than those of nongonococcal urethritis, including urethritis cau...

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... Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 4) Gonococcal Infections in Females Gonococcal Cervicitis Mucopurulent cervicitis is the most ... cities since the 1990s. Gonococcal isolates from the rectum of MSM tend to be more resistant to antimicrobial agents than are gonococcal isolates from other sites. Gonococcal isolates with ... plated directly onto gonococca...

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... tetracycline) prevents ophthalmia neonatorum but is not effective for its treatment, Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 5) Ocular Gonorrhea in Adults Ocular gonorrhea in an adult usually results ... possibility of sexual abuse. Gonococcal vulvovaginitis is the most common manifestation of gonococcal infection in children beyond infancy. Anorectal and pharyngeal...

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... joints are occasionally involved. Most patients who develop gonococcal septic arthritis do so Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 6) The clinical manifestations of DGI have sometimes ... et al: Disseminated gonococcal infection. Ann Intern Med 74:979, 1971.) Figure 137-3 Distributions of joints with arthritis in 102 patients with disseminated gono...

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... cervical swab samples are assessed by culture and other non- NAATs. Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 7) Gonococcal Infections in HIV-Infected Persons The association between gonorrhea ... (PCR) more commonly in ejaculates from HIV-positive men with gonococcal urethritis than in those from HIV-positive men with nongonococcal urethritis. PCR positivity diminis...

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... infection is not ruled out: Azithromycin (1 g PO, single dose) or Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 8) Gonococcal Infections: Treatment Treatment failure can lead to continued transmission ... single-dose regimens have been developed for uncomplicated gonococcal infections. The updated 2006 treatment guidelines for gonococcal infections from the Centers...

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... simulates in vivo effects. J Infect Dis 179:124, 1999 [PMID: 9841831] Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 9) Single-dose regimens of the third-generation cephalosporins ceftriaxone ... recurrent or persistent gonorrhea or chlamydial infections. N Engl J Med 352:676, 2005 [PMID: 15716561] Hook EW III, Holmes KK: Gonococcal infections. Ann Intern Med 102:229, 19...

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... syndrome. Staphylococcal α toxin, which causes pore formation in various eukaryotic cells, can also initiate an inflammatory response with findings suggestive of sepsis. Chapter 129. Staphylococcal ... serious infections caused by community-associated MRSA. The toxin's biologic role is uncertain. Constitutional findings may result from either localized or systemic infect...

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