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Bacterial Infections
• Sexually Transmitted Infections • • Bacterial Infections • Apr 04 06

Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

Pathogenesis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a gram-negative bacterium that has the unique genetic ability to change the antigenic expression of its surface-exposed proteins. This ability has made the development of a gonococcal…


 

Chlamydia Trachomatis
• Sexually Transmitted Infections • • Bacterial Infections • Apr 04 06

Pathogenesis
The pathogenesis of C. trachomatis infections has not been clearly defined. Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular parasites, and disease appears to result from both the destruction of cells during the growth cycle and the…


 

Treponema Pallidum
• Sexually Transmitted Infections • • Bacterial Infections • Apr 04 06

Treponema pallidum, the etiologic agent of syphilis, is a member of the order of Spirochaetales.

Syphilis

Mary Allen Staat

INTRODUCTION
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. The…


 
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