Clinical Mycology

Question 0

What are eukaryotic uni or multicellular organisms with a rigid cell wall of polysaccharides?

Answer 0

Fungi

Question 1

What are 3 most common groups of fungi?

Answer 1

Candida
Aspergillus
Dermatophytes

Question 2

How many fungi are associated with human diesase?

Answer 2

Less than 500 and only less than 100 affect healthy people

Question 3

3 classifications of fungi?

Answer 3

Non-pathogenic
opportunistic
pathogenic

Question 4

Fungi produce what that we cannot break down with immune systems?

Answer 4

Biofilms

Question 5

Can fungi result in death?

Answer 5

Yes, types of meningitis, aspergillosis and candida and pneumonia

Question 6

TINEA, oncychomycois (nails) and dandruff (dermatitis)
candida that can get everywhere
are what?

Answer 6

Subcutaneous Mycoses

normal people

Question 7

Deep mycoses are caused by opportunistic pathogens. Include what?

Answer 7

Aspergillosis, candidosis and pneumocystosis

Fungal sinusitis, pulmonary aspergillosis in lungs

Question 8

Candida can also be an opportunistic pathogen causing?

Answer 8

Systemic problems - arthiritis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, meningtisis, renal tract, eye

Question 9

Aspergillus infections that are opportunistic include

Answer 9

Bronchopulmonary, chronic pulmonary, invasive and normal aspergilloma

Also rhinosinusitis and burns

Question 10

How quick does aspergillus grow?

Answer 10

1-2mm per hour BAD

Question 11

Invasive aspergillosis gives?

Answer 11

Dry cough, fever, short breath, coughing blood

in immunocomprimised patients

Question 12

Aspergillus is where?

T E A

Answer 12

AIR
TEA
EXCAVATION - worse for people in mouldy houses

Question 13

Aspergillis is fungal air infections
Candida is fungal organ based infections
What is Mucomycocis

Answer 13

high fatality, often in diabetics, immunosupressed etc.

causes RHINOCEREBRAL, PULMONARY, CUTANEOUS, GI and CNS