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Types of opportunistic

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Saprophytic

Endogenous

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Due to fungi of low virulence

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Opportunistic

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Most frequent opportunistic

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Candida
Cryptococcus
Aspergillus
Mucor

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Endogenous organism found in 40-80% normal human beings

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Candida

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Candida is found in? 4

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Mouth
Skin
Gut
Vagina

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Candida in culture ir tissue

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Oval budding yeast

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2 kinds of candida formationp

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Pseudohyphae

Germ tube

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C albicans form what morphology?

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Germ tube

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Moist opaque colonies, soft cream colored, what agar?

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Blood agar at 1day body temp

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3 clinical findings of candida?

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Cutaneous/mucosal
Systemic
Mucocutaneous chronic

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Examples of cutaneous candidiasis

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Intertriginous
Oral thrush
Onychomycosis
Vulvovaginitis

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Common in obese and diabetic individuals

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Intertriginous

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Patchy confluent whitish paeudomembranous lesion in tongue lips, gums; aids patients; corticosteroid and abx therapy

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Oral thrush

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Painful, erythematous swelling of nail fold

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Onychomycosis

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Yeast invasion of vaginal mucosa

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Vulvovaginitis

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Systemic candidiasis is caused by?

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Catheters, surgery, drug abuse

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Onset of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

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Early childhood

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Microscopic exam of candida, what to use?

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KOH, calcofluor white

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T or f? Sputum cultures has no value in candidiasis

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T, part of normal flora

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Rapid screening for c albicans

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Germ tube test

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Crucial for resistance to systemic candidiasis

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Neutrophil

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Treatment for systemic candidiasis

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FC, fluconazole, caspofungin?

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Ubiquitous saprophyte

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Aspergillus

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Most common aspergillus

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3 principal entities of aspergillus

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Allergic bronhopulmonary aspergillosis
Pulmo aspergilloma
Invasive aspergillsis

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Nosocomial infection is possible

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Aspergillus

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Morphology of aspergillus

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Long condiosphore w terminal vesicle producing basipetal conidia

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When aspergillus invades preexisting cavities

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Fungus ball

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Invasive aspergillosis may cause

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Endocarditis
Osteomyelitis
Meningitis

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Micro exam demonstrate hyaline dichotomously branching

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Aspergillus

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In ID presence of >=3 precipitin bands indicate

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Severe dse

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ID test not helpful in what aspergillus entity

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Invasive aspergillosis

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Treatment for aspergillus

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Other term for mucormycosis

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Zygomycosis

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Mucormycosis is acute inflamm of what?

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Blood vessels/soft tissues

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Mucor is commonly found in?

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Moldy bread!!

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Major clinical form of mucormycosis

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RhinocerebrAl infection

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Follows inhalation of sporangiospores w invasion of lung parenchyma and VASCULATURE

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Thoracic mucormycosis

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Cottony colonies

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Mucormycosis

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Micro exam of mucor identification is based on?

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Sporangial structures

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Treatment for mucormycosis

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Yeast with thick polysaccharide capsule

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Cryptococcus is found in what?

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Dry pigeon and chicken droppings

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Morphology of crytococcus that may suppress t cell

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Additional virulence factor of cryptococcus

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Phenoloxidase

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Pathogenesis of cryptococcus

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Inhalation;
Pulmo infection;
Meningoenceph

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_____ begin w visual problems headache stiffness coma disorientation

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Menindoenceph

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Mass in mediastinum which may be mistaken for lymphoma

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Cryptococcoma

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How to demonstrate the capsule of cryotoccus?

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India ink test

49
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Std for meningo + cryptococcus

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AmpHO B And FC

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