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PID – THE PRICE TO PAY. Definitions - STIs and RTIs. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Infections that are primarily passed from person to person by sexual contact STIs are part of a broader group of infections known as reproductive tract infections (RTIs)
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Definitions - STIs and RTIs • Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) • Infections that are primarily passed from person to person by sexual contact • STIs are part of a broader group of infections known as reproductive tract infections (RTIs) • RTIs include all infections of the reproductive tract, including those not caused by sexual contact
Magnitude of RTIs in India • No precise statistics available, but evidence from community studies indicate that many Indian women suffer from RTIs • 55 - 70% of women have at least one symptom • Clinical examination – • cervicitis : 8 - 40% • vaginitis : 10 - 15% • PID : 1 - 17%
Magnitude of RTIs in India • Laboratory assessment shows specific infections • bacterial vaginosis : 18.2% • candidiasis : 5.2% • trichomoniasis : 7.5% • chlamydia : 0.5% • gonorrhoea : 0.8% -Integrating RTI Services with Primary Health Care Number 95 March 1998 Population Council
Impact of RTI and STI • Most important sequelae of STD’s is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). • Affecting young, sexually active women (aged 15 to 25 years). • Accounts for 94% of the morbidity associated with STDs. • Tuberculosis is an RTI which is also responsible for much morbidity in India and should be kept in mind in evaluation of cases of pelvic infections
Seriousness of Complications • STIsaffect both women and men • Women are more susceptible to infection and less likely to seek treatment • Potential complications of untreated RTIs are more serious in women
Seriousness of Complications Complicationsinclude • Infertility • Chronic pelvic pain • Spontaneous abortion • Ectopic pregnancy • Premature labor and delivery • Cardiovascular or neurological problems • Pneumonia, respiratory and eye infections may occur in infants
Sequelae Of PID Tubal Factor Infertility- • 8% women after a single episode • 19.5% after 2 episodes • 40% after 3 or more episodes • The PEACH study reveals that mild to moderate endometritis is not associated with infertility
Sequelae Of PID Ectopic Pregnancy • 7 - 10 fold increase in the rate in women with history of PID. • 6% risk for one episode • 22% risk with 3 or more episodes of salpingitis. Pelvic Adhesions leading to Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) • 20% women suffer from CPP. • It is perhaps due to adhesions that result from the inflammatory process.
Accepted Young age Multiple Sexual Partners Prior History of PID Sexually Transmitted Infection Non-use of barrier contraceptives Proposed Low socio-economic status Unmarried Urban Living High frequency of Coitus Use of IUCD Cigarette Smoking Substance Abuse Douching RISK FACTORS FOR PID
Microorganisms Causing PID • Chlamydia trachomatis • Gardnerella vaginalis • Neisseria gonorrhoea • Peptostreptococcus species • Bacteroides species • Ureaplasma species
Diagnostic Criteria • CDC - only 65% - 90% positive predictive value for the clinical diagnosis of PID in their latest guidelines. Minimum criteria • Uterine / adnexal tenderness • Cervical motion tenderness • No other cause of the above signs noted
Diagnostic Criteria Additional criteria that support diagnosis • Oral temperature of greater than 1010 F (>38.30C) • Abnormal cervical or vaginal mucopurulent discharge • Presence of white blood cells on saline microscopy of vaginal secretions • Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate • Elevated C-reactive protein • Laboratory documentation of cervical infection with N gonorrhoea or C trachomatis
Treatment • Relief of acute symptoms • Prevention of long-term sequelae of PID • Fertility is enhanced when patients are treated earlier in the disease process ( within 48 hours of onset of symptoms )
Criteria For Hospitalization In Women With PID ( CDC) • Pregnancy • Inability to exclude surgical emergency ( i.e. appendicitis ) • Failure to respond to outpatient oral therapy • Inability to tolerate oral therapy ( eg. severe nausea / vomiting ) • Severe illness ( eg. high fever, peritonitis ) • Presence of Tubo Ovarian abscess
Recommended Treatment Regimens - CDC Parenteral Recommendation: • Cefotetan : 2 gm IV 12h OR • Cefoxitin : 2 gm IV 6h + Doxycycline : 100 mg oral / IV 12h OR • Clindamycin : 900 mg IV 8h + Gentamicin : IV / IM (2mg / kg load, then 1.5 mg / kg 8h)
Recommended Treatment Regimens - CDC Parenteral Recommendation: Alternative • Ofloxacin : 400 mg IV 12h OR • Levofloxacin : 500 mg IV with or without Metronidazole : 500 mg IV 8h OR • Ampicillin / Sulbactam : 3 g IV 6h + Doxycycline : 100 mg po / IV 12
Recommended Treatment Regimens - CDC ORAL • Olfoxacin : 400 mg bd x 14 days OR • Levofloxacin : 500 mg x 14 days with or without Metronidazole : 400 mg po bd x 14 days
Recommended Treatment Regimens - CDC ORAL • Ceftriaxone250 mg : IM x 1 dose OR • Cefoxitin2 mg : IM x 1 dose and Probenicid1g : oral x 1 dose The overall cure rates are • Clinical - 75% to 94% • Microbiological - 71% to 100%
Prevention Primary prevention • Health education and awareness in young women and at-risk teenagers by • brochures • posters • videos • patient education programs in health clinics.
Prevention Secondary prevention • Screening asymptomatic women for evidence of • Lower genital tract infection • Chlamydia by DNA amplification studies in cervical & urine samples of at risk populations.
Prevention • All sexually active women younger than 25 years of age should be screened annually. • Sexual partners should be screened and treated if they had sexual contact with the patient within 60 days of onset of symptoms. • Screening and treatment should be empiric because men often are asymptomatic for Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis. • Patient having STDs should be screened for . . . • HIV • Hepatitis B • Syphilis
Asymptomatic infections • Some STIs . . . • Chlamydia • Gonorrhea • Human Papilloma Virus - HPV • Hepatitis B • Genital herpes . . .often cause infections that are asymptomatic • Asymptomatic infections can be transmitted to others and can cause serious complications, particularly for women
Vaginal discharge Vaginitis Cervicitis Candidiasis Chlamydia Trichomonas Neisseria gonorrhoeae Bacterial Vaginosis STIs RTIs
Candidiasis • Gram -positive fungus Candida albicans that flourishes in acidic vagina • Common in diabetics, immuno – compromised women, or those on prolonged antibiotic therapy, OCs or other steroids • Curdy, thick white discharge that adheres to vagina as plaques, which when removed, leaves behind multiple petechial hemorrhagic areas • Intense pruritus, excoriation of vulva and superficial dyspareunia • Wet saline mount with 10% KOH is diagnostic
Treatment Guidelines Candidiasis • Clotrimazole 500 mg per vagina single dose or • Miconazole 400 mg per vagina each night for 3 days
Trichomoniasis • The most common vaginal infection in women • Sexually transmitted • Caused by Trichmonas vaginalis, an actively motile flagellate anaerobic protozoan • 50% are asymptomatic • Secondary infection occasionally seen with E coli or pathogenic cocci
Trichomoniasis • Symptoms – • dysuria • dyspareunia • lower abdominal pain • backache • Malodorous vaginal discharge which is profuse, thin, creamy or slightly green in color and frothy • Pruritus and inflammation of the vulva, and multiple small punctate strawberry spots on the vagina • Wet film is diagnostic
Treatment Guidelines Trichomoniasis • Metronidazole : 2 gm orally single dose • Metronidazole : 500 mg orally twice a day for 7 days For symptomatic relief • Clotrimazole :100mgVaginal Suppository for 7 days
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) • BV produces a disturbance of the normal vaginal flora • Normally present lactobacilli are reduced and replaced by organisms such as Gardnerella, Ureaplasma, Bacteroids and other anaerobes • Classically BV presents with white or grey fishy smelling vaginal discharge • BV can lead to serious complications in pregnant women like • premature rupture of membranes • preterm labor and delivery • chorioamnionitis • LBW babies
Treatment GuidelinesBacterial Vaginosis Metronidazole: • 400 mg orally twice a day for 7 days or Metronidazole • 2 gm orally single dose First trimester of pregnancy : Clindamycin • 300 mg orally twice a day for 7 days
Chlamydia trachomatis • The most common of all bacterial STIs, • Symptoms include abnormal vaginal discharge and burning during urination • If untreated, chlamydial infection may lead to • pelvic inflammatory disease • ectopic pregnancy • infertility
Treatment Guidelines Chlamydia Non - gonococcal urethritis or cervicitis: • Azithromycin 1 gm : orally single dose orDoxycyline 100 mg : orally twice a day for 7 days or Tetracycline 500 mg : orally four times a day for 7 days If pregnant • Erythromycin 500 mg : orally four times a day for 7 days
Gonorrhoea • N gonorrhoeae is a major STI in both men and women • Green or yellow vaginal discharge • Abnormal vaginal bleeding • Pelvic pain • Burning micturition • Genital lesions may be present
Treatment Guidelines Gonorrhea Gonococcal urethritis / cervicitis: • Cefixine 400 mg : single oral dose or • Ceftriaxone 250 mg : IM single doseplus Treatment for non-gonococcal urethritis or cervicitis
Take Home Message PID – a preventable problem Strategies include : • Target high risk groups eg. the youth • Educate and increase awareness • Implement screening methods especially for high risk groups • Diagnose and treat PID adequately • Treat sexual partners • Promote use of condoms
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