Asperillosis

Question 1

Aspergillosis is what type of infection?

Answer 1

Fungal infection

Question 2

What is the most common route of entry for Aspergillosis?

Answer 2

Respiratory tract route

Question 3

ASpergillosis is more severe in what people?

Answer 3

Those immunocompromised ( bone-marrow or organ transplant patients)

Question 4

Aspergillosis causes what types of reactions? Particularly in people with what?

Answer 4

causes allergic reactions; particularly in people with asthma or cystic fibrosis

Question 5

Aspergillus fumigatis grow as what?

Answer 5

branched septate hyphae

Question 6

Aspergillus fumigatis produces what types of spores?

Answer 6

conidial spores

Question 7

Aspergillus fumigatis colonizes where? which is known as what?

Answer 7

Para nasal sinuses and lower airways; called aspergilloma or mycetoma/ fungus ball in lungs

Question 8

The aspergillus agent of aspergillus fumigatis causes what?

Answer 8

Allergic response

Question 9

Treatement of Aspergillus fumigatis is not warranted unless what?

Answer 9

pulmonary hemorrhage

Question 10

When is Aspergillosis life threatening in thos immuno compromised

Answer 10

• Invasive Pulmonary aspergillosis and

- disseminated aspergillosis

Question 11

How is Aspergilosis diagnosed?

Answer 11

• histopathology and culture (on potato dextrose agar)

- Immuno assay of galactomanannan antigen in serum

Question 12

Invasive aspergillosis is rarley documented by what?

Answer 12

Blood culture

Question 13

Voriconaz is less toxic and more effective than what?

Answer 13

amphotericin B