Bugs world Flashcards
Autoclave
- Steam under pressure
- 121 lbs PSI
India Ink
- Cryptococcus Neoformans
- Encapsulated yeast
- Caused meningitis in HIV
In a low resource setting, what is used to diagnose chlamydia?
Giemsa Stain
Tzanck Smear
-Herpes
DOC for HErpes
Acyclovir
Entamoeba hystolitica
- Flask shaped ulcers – colon
- Flask shape amoebic abscess
Malazessia furfur (AN-AN)
- Tinea Versicolor
- Pityriasis
- Spaghetti & Meat Balls
- Hypopigmentation
Rose Gardener’s Disease
Sporotrix schenkii
DOC for Sporotrix schenkii
Potassium Iodide, Itraconazole
Mariner’s Wheel / Pilot’s Wheel
Paracoccidiosis brasiliense
Broad based budding yeast
Blastomyces Dermatitidis
- PTB – like symptoms – Hemoptysis
- Pulmonary distomiasis
- Oriental Lung Fluke
Paragonimus Westermani
Cholangiocarcinoma
Clonorchis Sinensis
Chinese Liver Fluke
- Urinary bladder Ca
- Terminal Spine
Schistosoma Hematobium
DOC for Schistosoma Hematobium
Praziquantel
Pipe Stem Fibrosa
- S. Japonicum
- S. Haematobium
-Oncomelania quadrasi
-Katayama Fever
o lays egg (+) febrile episode
-small lateral spine
-swimmer’s itch
S. Japonicum
-pork tape worm
-neurocysticercosis
o most common manifestation:
seizure
headache
Taenia Solium
-zoonosis
-most common complication
o rupture
o anaphylactic shock
-most common splenic cyst
-hydatid cyst
Echinococcus Granulosus
-largest fish tapeworm
-megaloblastic / pernicious anemia
-vitamin B12 deficiency
ovegetarians
oD. Latum
Diphylobothrium Latum
- Loeffler’s syndrome
- Erratic / wandering behavior
- Mebendazole / PyrantelPamoate
Ascaris Lumbricoides
Mebendazole / PyrantelPamoate MOA
inhibits microtubule assembly
- Pinworm, seat worm
- Pruritus ani
Enterobius Vermicularis
DOC Enterobius Vermicularis
Pyrantel Pamoate