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Title: Of the following STIs, for which STI should the nurse anticipate a prescription for antibiotics such ...
Post by: k123p on Jan 26, 2018
Of the following STIs, for which STI should the nurse anticipate a prescription for antibiotics such as tetracycline or doxycycline since this infection will respond to antibiotic treatment?
 
  A) Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
  B) Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection
  C) Candidiasis
  D) Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)


Title: Of the following STIs, for which STI should the nurse anticipate a prescription for antibiotics such ...
Post by: tgreen77 on Jan 26, 2018
Ans: D
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Because HSV-2 and HPV infections and candidiasis have nonbacterial etiologies, these infections are insensitive to antibiotics. Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is an acute and chronic venereal disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and is consequently sensitive to antibiotics.