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Is meningitis usually cause by viruses or bacteria/

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Viruses

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Is meningitis usually cause by viruses or bacteria/

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Viruses

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Is encephalitis usually caused by viruses or bacteria?

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Viruses

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Insidious onset of fever, headache +/- neck stiffness, altered consciousness, seizures, focal neurological signs.

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Brain abscess

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Are brain abscesses usually caused by viruses or bacteria?

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Bacteria, may be parasitic

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What are the 2 main ways in which microorganisms can invade the brain?

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Blood bourne invasion-blood brain barrier or blood CSF barrier
Peripheral nerves

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Describe the appearance of neisseria meningitidis

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Gram -ve diplococci

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What does neisseria meningitidis, haemophilus influenzae and streptococcus pneumonia all have in common with regards to their requirements for growth?

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All require blood

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9
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Give 5 examples of the capsular types of neisseria meningitidis

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A, B, C, W135, Y

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Where is the natural habitat of neisseria meningitidis?

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Nasopharynx

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Is what demographics of people is neisseria meningitidis carried in?

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Smokers, uni students

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Name 2 virulence factors for neisseria meningitidis

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Capsulated

Acquires iron from transferin

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Name 6 ways in which neisseria meningitidis presents

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Septicaemia
Septicaemia with purpuric rash
Septicaemia with meningitis
Meningitis with no rash
Chronic meningococcal bacteraemia with arthralgia
Focal sepsis
Conjunctivitis, endopthalmitis
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What does purpuric mean?

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non blanching

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Treatment for neisseria meningitidis, haemophilus influenzae and streptococcus pneumonia

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Ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, penicillin (NM), ampicillin (HI)

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In which type of bacteiral meningitis is chemoprophylaxis of contacts of invasive disease NOT routinely done?

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Streptococcus pneuomoniae

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17
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The current vaccinations against Neisseria meningitidis target which strains?

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Group A,C and W135. None againsts group B

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Where in the world is epidemics of neisseria meningitidis common? Usually group A

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Arican meningitis belt

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Describe the appearance of haemophilus influenzae

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Gram -ve bacilli

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What are the different strains of haemophilus influenzae and which is the most invasive disease?

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a-f. B

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Virulence factors of haemophilus influenzae

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Type B capsule
Fimbriae
IgA proteases

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Vaccines are available for what strain of haemophilus influenzae?

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Type B

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23
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Vaccines are available for what strain of haemophilus influenzae?

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Type B

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24
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Is encephalitis usually caused by viruses or bacteria?

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Viruses

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Insidious onset of fever, headache +/- neck stiffness, altered consciousness, seizures, focal neurological signs.

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Brain abscess

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Are brain abscesses usually caused by viruses or bacteria?

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Bacteria, may be parasitic

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What are the 2 main ways in which microorganisms can invade the brain?

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Blood bourne invasion-blood brain barrier or blood CSF barrier
Peripheral nerves

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Describe the appearance of neisseria meningitidis

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Gram -ve diplococci

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What does neisseria meningitidis, haemophilus influenzae and streptococcus pneumonia all have in common with regards to their requirements for growth?

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All require blood

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Give 5 examples of the capsular types of neisseria meningitidis

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A, B, C, W135, Y

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Where is the natural habitat of neisseria meningitidis?

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Nasopharynx

32
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Is what demographics of people is neisseria meningitidis carried in?

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Smokers, uni students

33
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Name 2 virulence factors for neisseria meningitidis

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Capsulated

Acquires iron from transferin

34
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Causes of lymphocytic meningitis

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Viruses
Spirochete (type of bacteria)
TB
Crytococcus

35
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What does purpuric mean?

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non blanching

36
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Treatment for neisseria meningitidis, haemophilus influenzae and streptococcus pneumonia

A

Ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, penicillin (NM), ampicillin (HI)

37
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In which type of bacteiral meningitis is chemoprophylaxis of contacts of invasive disease NOT routinely done?

A

Streptococcus pneuomoniae

38
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Diagnosis for brain abscesses

A

Brain imaging

39
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Where in the world is epidemics of neisseria meningitidis common? Usually group A

A

Arican meningitis belt

40
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Describe the appearance of haemophilus influenzae

A

Gram -ve bacilli

41
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What are the different strains of haemophilus influenzae and which is the most invasive disease?

42
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Which age group is haemophilus influenzae most common in?

43
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Virulence factors of haemophilus influenzae

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Type B capsule
Fimbriae
IgA proteases

44
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Chemoprophylaxis of contacts is done using what antibiotic?

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Rifampicin

45
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Vaccines are available for what strain of haemophilus influenzae?

46
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Another name for streptococcus pneumoniae

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Pneumococcus

47
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Describe the appearance of strep. pneumoniae

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Gram +ve cocci. Cells arrange in pairs

48
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How is strep pneumoniae transmitted?

49
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What diagnostic test confirms pneumococci?

50
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What treatment is given at the same time as antibiotics in adults for treatment of strep. pneumo meningitis?

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Steroids (dexamethosome) It decreases the concentration of vancomycin in the CSF, so rifampicin must be used as well.

51
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3 common causes of neonatal meningitis

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Group B beta-haemolytic streptococci
E.Coli
Listeria monocytogenes

52
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At what age is septicaemia the diagnosis, compared to meningitis

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less than 2 days old- septicaemia (early)

more than 5 days old- meningitis (late)

53
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Treatment for neonatal meningitis

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Cefotaxime, ampicillin, gentamycin

54
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Complications of meningitis

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Death
Overwhelming sepsis
Increased intracranial pressure

55
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Long term problems of meningitis

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Deafness, delayed development, seizures, stroke, hydrocephalus

56
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Another term for lymphocytic meningitis

57
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Causes of lymphocytic meningitis

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Viruses
Spirochete (type of bacteria)
TB

58
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What is the likely causative organism for insidious onset meningitis in immunocompromised or alcoholics

59
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Likely causative organism for brain abscess that has spread from adjacent structures e.g. middle ear or sinuses

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Streptococci anaerobes

60
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Likely causative organism for brain abscess that has spread from blood stream

61
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Diagnosis for brain abscesses

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Brain imaging

62
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Meningitis caused by a yeast, insidious onset

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Crytococcal meningitis

63
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How is cryptococcus identified in CSF?

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Indian Ink Stain

64
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What is the treatment for cryptococcal meningitis?

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Amphotericin, flucytosine or fluconazole

65
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Which lobes does encephalitis preferentially affect?

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Temporal lobes

66
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Give 3 organisms that cause toxin mediated CNS infections

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Japanese encephalitis virus
Rabies encephalitis
Clostridium tetani

67
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What type of virus is japanese encephalitis virus?

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Arbovirus (transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks or arthropods)

68
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What percentage of people die from rabies encephalitis?

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100% if untreated

69
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Describe the appearance of clostridium tetani

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Gram +ve forming bacillus ‘drumstick’ anaerobe

70
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How is clostridium tetani commonly transmitted

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Contaminated soil infecting wounds

71
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How does clostridium tetani produce a convulsive contraction of voluntary muscles?

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toxin spreads in bloodstream and binds to ganglioside receptors and blocks release of inhibitory interneurones

72
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The word for jaw spasms

73
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Spin arching spasm

A

Opisthotonus

74
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What are the clinical signs of tetanus (lock jaw)

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tonic muscle spasms
trismus
opisthotonus
respiratory difficulties
cardiovascular instability
75
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Treamtnet for tetanus

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antitoxin

Penicillin or metronidazole

76
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Prevention for tetanus

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