Common associations and gold standards Flashcards
Bloody mucopurulent eye discharge and conjunctivitis w staccato cough
Chlamydia
Chlamydia gold standard diagnostic test
Culture. Highly specific and sensitive. NAAT tests are not approved for prepubertal children.
Swollen conjunctiva with exudate that is thick/mucopurulent, and sometimes bloody
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea diagnostic test
Culture. Highly specific and sensitive. NAAT tests are not approved for prepubertal children.
Snuffles
Pseudparalysis of parrot
Weirdly angled teeth
Syphyilis
Syphilis diagnostic test
VDRL (non treponemal)
Grouped vesicles w erythematous base, clear or cloudy fluid, may be limited to skin eyes and mouth in neonate
Herpes
Retinitis and penumonitis.
Sensorineural hearing loss
CMV
CMV diagnostic
Isolate CMV from infant urine, parhynx or peripheral blood leukocytes within 1st 3 weeks.
PCR
Blue berry muffin lesion, cataracts, deafness
Rubella
Hepatitis B incubation period
60 to 150 days
Infection from undercooked meat, unwashed fruits and vegetables, cat litter, and soil.
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis incubation period
7 days with a range of 4 to 21 days
Triad of Chorioretinitis, intracranial calcification, and hydrocephalus
Toxoplasmosis
Short palpebral fissure Thin vermilion border Smooth philtrum 2 or more Growth deficiency, def brain growth, neuro impairment
FAS