This post was most recently updated on July 11th, 2016Trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan parasite. It causes trichomoniasis; a sexually transmitted infection. The primary habitat of this organism is vagina and prostate. In infected female […]
This post was most recently updated on September 27th, 2019The number of sexually transmitted microorganisms (eg, bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites) and the spectrum of clinical syndromes or diseases associated with these agents are expanding […]
This post was most recently updated on March 27th, 2020Neisseria is the only pathogenic gram negative cocci (precisely diplococci). Two species of Neisseria causes disease in humans; Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Human beings are […]
This post was most recently updated on August 10th, 2016Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilis has diverse clinical manifestations and shares many clinical features with other treponemal and nontreponemal […]
This post was most recently updated on February 21st, 2017Fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption (FTA-ABS) test is an indirect fluorescent antibody technique used as a confirmatory test for syphilis. FTA-ABS is the first serological test (cardiolipin or specific […]
This post was most recently updated on December 3rd, 2019Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test is a nonspecific flocculation test which is used for the screening of syphilis. VDRL test is easy to perform and […]
This post was most recently updated on September 27th, 2019Chlamydia trachomatis, an obligate intracellular bacteria, causes significant infection and disease worldwide. It is a most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen and major cause of pelvic […]
This post was most recently updated on May 1st, 2016MCQ Bacteriology 59: A 70 year old woman with severe chronic lung disease presented in the OPD of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital with fever, productive cough […]
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