Genital infections
Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Topic 27
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume III · Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Topic 27 · combined PDF page 437
Practice questions
- According to the supplied guideline on genital herpes, which virus type is the more common genital pathogen?
- A study protocol describes latency and intermittent reactivation of both HSV types after genital infection. Which site is specified in the supplied guideline as the latency site?
- A patient with genital herpes reports five recurrences in the past year. In the supplied guideline, which statement best describes the relevance of this frequency?
- For a clinical trial evaluating treatment of first-episode or recurrent genital HSV infection, which lesion-testing approach is recommended in the supplied guideline?
- In the supplied guideline's description of HSV treatment trials, which statement about HIV testing is correct?
- In the supplied guideline's recommended evaluation of HSV treatment trials, when should final evaluation generally take place?
- A woman with a genital infection has no symptoms. Which statement about genital C. trachomatis best fits the supplied diagnostic review?
- A health system is selecting a diagnostic approach for genital C. trachomatis. Which general conclusion is supported by the supplied review?
- A laboratory introduces a highly accurate molecular assay for genital chlamydia, but it is difficult to deploy in low-resource clinics. Which issue is specifically emphasized by the supplied review?
- Which vaginal microbiota profile is associated with lower genital inflammation in the supplied review?
- A study finds greater vaginal bacterial diversity in a group with higher mucosal inflammation. Which additional finding is consistent with the supplied review?
- Which group of bacterial taxa is identified in the supplied review as having well-known adverse effects in the female genital microbiota?
- A clinician proposes that vaginal dysbiosis has one definitively established cause based on the supplied review. Which response best reflects the evidence?
- A patient with type 2 diabetes asks about infection outcomes reported with SGLT2 inhibitors. In the supplied meta-analysis of randomized trials, which outcome showed a statistically significant increase versus control?
- In the supplied meta-analysis, the pooled relative risk of genital infection with SGLT2 inhibitors versus control was 3.30 (95% CI 2.74–3.99). Which interpretation is most appropriate?
- The supplied SGLT2 meta-analysis reports a pooled UTI relative risk of 1.05 (95% CI 0.98–1.12). Which conclusion is best supported?
- A researcher combines genital-infection and urinary-tract-infection results into a single outcome when counseling about SGLT2 inhibitors. What is the key interpretive problem?
- Why may point-of-care testing for genital infections be useful during an antenatal visit, according to the supplied systematic review?
- In the supplied review of antenatal point-of-care testing economics, which factor was identified as a key driver of cost-effectiveness?
- A policy team interprets the antenatal point-of-care economic review as strong evidence specifically for every genital infection listed in its eligibility criteria. Which limitation is most important?
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of Iranian studies reported the highest of its three prevalence estimates for which organism?
- The supplied meta-analysis found higher prevalence estimates for several genital mycoplasmas among some infertile groups than among fertile groups. What is the most defensible interpretation?
- A clinician applies prevalence estimates from the supplied mycoplasma meta-analysis directly to all countries. Which methodological concern is most appropriate?
- In research on antimicrobial-resistant genital pathogens, which application of single-cell sequencing is specifically described in the supplied review?
- A researcher wants to characterize how pathogen transcription varies across different stages of genital infection. Which approach is described as potentially useful in the supplied review?