#Case study 12.
A 22-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department
at 3:00 A.M. complaining of burning during urination and
severe vaginal itching. The physician ordered a routine urinalysis
and a vaginal swab for microscopic examination. The technologist
observed many motile organisms measuring approximately
12 m in diameter in both the urine microscopic wet mount
and the vaginal wet-mount preparation.
1. What is the most likely organism (genus and species)
seen in the wet preparation?
2. How is this infection acquired?
3. What symptoms are seen in men infected with this
organism?
4. What should be done to prevent reinfection in this
patient?