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Normal dominant flora - nose?

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S.epi - colonized by S.aureus.

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Normal dominant flora - Skin?

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S.epi

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Normal dominant flora - oropharynx?

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Viridans group strep

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Normal dominant flora - dental plaque?

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S.mutans

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Normal dominant flora - colon?

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B.fragilis>E.coli

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Normal dominant flora - vagina?

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Lactobacillus - colonized by E.coli and group B strep.

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Normal flora - neonates by C-section?

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Have NO FLORA but are rapidly colonized after birth.

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Food poisoning - starts quickly/ends quickly?

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  1. S.aureus

2. B.cereus

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Food poisoning - B.cereus source?

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Reheated rice.

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Food poisoning - C.perfringens source?

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Reheated meat dishes.

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Food poisoning - E.coli O157:H7 source?

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Undercooked meat.

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Food poisoning - Salmonella source?

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Poultry, meat, and eggs.

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Food poisoning - S.aureus source?

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  1. Meats
  2. Mayonnaise
  3. Custard
    ==> PREFORMED TOXIN.
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Food poisoning - V.parahemolyticus and V.vulnificus source?

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Contaminated SEAfood.

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V.vulnificus besides food poisoning?

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Wound infections from contact with contaminated water or shellfish.

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Mention altogether the most important food poisoning bugs.

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  1. B.cereus
  2. S.aureus
  3. C.botulinum
  4. C.perfringens
  5. E.coli O157:H7
  6. Salmonella
  7. V.parahemolyticus and V.vulnificus
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Bugs causing bloody diarrhea?

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  1. Campylobacter
  2. E.histolytica
  3. EHEC
  4. EIEC
  5. Salmonella
  6. Shigella
  7. Y.enterocolitica
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Bloody diarrhea - Campylobacter?

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  1. Comma- or S-shaped organism.

2. Growths at 42C.

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Bloody diarrhea - E.histolytica?

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  1. Protozoan
  2. Amebic dysentery
  3. Liver abscess
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Bloody diarrhea - EHEC?

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  1. O157:H7.
  2. Can cause HUS.
  3. Makes Shiga-like toxin.
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Bloody diarrhea - EIEC?

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Invades colonic mucosa.

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Bloody diarrhea - Salmonella?

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  1. Lactose(-)
  2. Flagellar motility
  3. Animal reseervoir
  4. Especially POULTRY/EGGS
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Bloody diarrhea - Shigella?

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  1. Lactose(-)
  2. Very low ID50
  3. Shiga toxin - Human reservoir only
  4. Bacillary dysentery
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Bloody diarrhea - Y.enterocolitica?

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  1. Day-care outbreaks

2. Pseudoappendicitis

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Watery diarrhea bugs?
1. C.difficile 2. C.perfringens 3. ETEC 4. Protozoa 5. V.cholerae 6. Viruses
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Watery diarrhea - C.difficile?
1. Pseudomembranous colitis 2. By antibiotics 3. Occasionally bloody diarrhea
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Watery diarrhea - C.perfringens?
Also causes GAS GANGRENE.
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Watery diarrhea - ETEC?
1. Traveler's diarrhea | 2. Heat-labile and heat-stable toxins
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Watery diarrhea - Protozoa
1. Giardia | 2. Cryptosporidium (immunocompromised)
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Watery diarrhea - V.cholerae?
1. Comma-shaped organisms 2. Rice-water diarrhea 3. Often from INFECTED SEAfood
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Watery diarrhea - Viruses?
1. Rotavirus 2. Norovirus 3. Adenovirus
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Common causes of pneumonia - neonates (<4wk)?
1. Group B strep | 2. E.coli
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Common causes of pneumonia - children (4wk-18y)?
1. Viruses - RSV 2. Mycoplasma 3. C.trachomatis (infants-3y) 4. C.pneumoniae (school-aged children) 5. S.pneumoniae
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Common causes of pneumonia - adults (18-40yr)?
1. Mycoplasma 2. C.pneumoniae 3. S.pneumoniae 4. Viruses ==> Influenza.
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Common causes of pneumonia - adults (40-65y)?
1. S.pneumoniae 2. H.influenza 3. Anaerobes 4. Viruses 5. Mycoplasma
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Common causes of pneumonia - Elderly?
1. S.pneumoniae 2. Influenza virus 3. Anaerobes 4. H.influenza 5. Gram(-) rods
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Common causes of pneumonia - Alcoholic/IVDA?
Alcoholics ==> Klebsiella + Anaerobes (eg Peptostreptococcus, Fusobacterium, Prevotella, Bacteroides). IVDA ==> S.pneumo + S.aureus.
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Common causes of pneumonia - Aspiration?
Anaerobes
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Common causes of pneumonia - Atypical?
1. Mycoplasma 2. Legionella 3. Chlamydia
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Common causes of pneumonia - CF?
1. Pseudomonas 2. S.aureus 3. S.pneumoniae 4. B.cepacia.
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Common causes of pneumonia - Immunocompromised?
1. Staph 2. Enteric gram(-) rods 3. Fungi 4. Viruses 5. P.jiroveci (with HIV)
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Common causes of pneumonia - Nosocomial?
1. Staph 2. Pseudomonas 3. Other enteric gram(-) rods
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Common causes of pneumonia - Postviral?
1. S.pneumo 2. H.influenza 3. S.aureus
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Common causes of meningitis - Newborn (0-6mo)?
1. Group B strep 2. E.coli 3. Listeria
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Common causes of meningitis - Children (6-6yr)?
1. S.pneumoniae 2. N.meningitis 3. H.influenza type B 4. Enteroviruses
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Common causes of meningitis - 6-60y?
1. S.pneumoniae 2. N.meningitidis (#1 in teens) 3. Enteroviruses 4. HSV
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Common causes of meningitis - 60+y?
1. S.pneumoniae 2. Gram(-) rods 3. Listeria
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Meningitis empirical treatment?
1. Vancomycin 2. Ceftriaxone 3. Add ampicillin if Listeria is suspected.
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Viral causes of meningitis?
1. Enteroviruses (Coxsackie) 2. HSV-2 (HSV-1=encephalitis) 3. HIV 4. West Nile virus ==> ALSO causes encephalitis. 5. VZV
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In HIV - causes of meningitis?
Cryptococcus spp.
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CSF findings in meningitis - Bacterial?
1. UP pressure 2. UP PMNs 3. UP protein 4. DOWN sugar
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CSF findings - Fungal/TB?
1. UP pressure 2. UP lymphocytes 3. UP proteins 4. DOWN sugar
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CSF findings in meningitis - viral?
1. Normal/UP pressure 2. UP lymphocytes 3. Normal/UP protein 4. Normal sugar
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Osteomyelitis - assume no other info is available?
S.aureus (MC overall)
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Osteomyelitis - sexually active?
N.gonorrhoeae (rare) - septic arthritis more common.
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Osteomyelitis - IVDA?
1. P.aeruginosa 2. Candida. 3. S.aureus.
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Osteomyelitis - sickle cell?
1. Salmonella | 2. S.aureus
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Osteomyelitis - prosthetic joint replacement?
1. S.aureus | 2. S.epi
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Osteomyelitis - vertebral involvement?
1. S.aureus. | 2. Myco TB (Pott).
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Osteomyelitis - cat and dog bites?
P.multocida
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Osteomyelitis - target group?
Children
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Osteomyelitis - Radiograph or MRI?
MRI ==> Acute infection + Detailing anatomic involvement. | X-RAY ==> Useful in CHRONIC osteomyelitis.
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Cystitis presents with?
1. Dysuria 2. Frequency 3. Urgency 4. Suprapubic pain 5. WBCs (but NOT WBCs casts) in urine.
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Cystitis - mechanism in MALES - infants, elderly?
1. Congenital defects (Infants). 2. Vesicoureteral reflux (Infants) 3. Enlarged prostate (elderly)
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Pyelonephritis symptoms?
1. Fever 2. Chills 3. Flank pain 4. Costovertebral angle 5. Tenderness 6. Hematuria 7. WBC casts
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UTI - how more common in women?
10X! - shorter urethras colonized by fecal flora.
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UTI - Predisposing factors besides female?
1. Obstruction 2. Kidney surgery 3. Catheterization 4. GU malformation 5. Diabetes 6. Pregnancy
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UTI - Diagnostic markers?
1. Leukocyte esterase test (+) ==> Evidence of WBC activity. 2. Nitrite test (+) ==> Reduction of urinary nitrates by bacterial species (eg E.coli). 3. Urease test (+) ==> Urease-producing bugs (eg Proteus, Klebsiella).
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UTI bugs - E.coli - features?
1. Leading cause of UTI. | 2. Colonies show green metallic sheen on EMB agar.
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UTI bugs - Staph sapro - features?
2nd leading cause of UTI in sexually active women.
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UTI bugs - K.pneumoniae - features?
1. 3rd leading cause of UTI. | 2. Large mucoid capsule and viscous colonies.
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UTI bugs - Serratia marcescens - features?
1. Some strains produce a red pigment. | 2. Often nosocomial and drug resistant.
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UTI bugs - Enterococcus - features?
Often nosocomial and drug resistant.
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UTI bugs - P.mirabilis - features?
1. Motility causes "swarming" on agar. 2. Produces urease 3. Associated with struvite stones
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UTI bugs - P.aeruginosa - features?
1. Blue-green pigment and fruity odor | 2. Usually nosocomial and drug resistant
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UTI - diagnostic tests - Leucocyte esterase (+)?
Bacterial UTI.
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UTI - diagnostic tests - nitrite tests?
Gram(-) bugs.
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UTI - Urease test (+)?
1. Klebsiella | 2. Proteus
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UTI - urease (-)?
1. E.coli | 2. Enterococcus
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Mention altogether the most important UTI bugs.
1. E.coli 2. S.sapro 3. K.pneumoniae 4. Serratia marcescens 5. Enterococcus 6. P.mirabilis 7. P.aeruginosa
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3 common vaginal infections?
1. Bacterial vaginosis 2. Trichomonas vaginitis. 3. Candida vulvovaginitis
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Bacterial vaginosis - signs/symptoms?
1. No inflammation | 2. Thin, white discharge with fishy odor
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Bacterial vaginosis - lab findings?
1. Clue cells | 2. pH>4.5
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Bacterial vaginosis - Treatment?
Metronidazole
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Trichomoniasis - signs/symptoms?
1. Inflammation ==> Strawberry cervix. | 2. Frothy, grey-green, foul-smelling discharge
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Trichomoniasis - Lab findings?
1. Motile trichomonads | 2. pH>4.5
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Trichomoniasis - treatment?
Metronidazole - treat sexual partner.
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Candida vulvovaginitis - signs/symptoms?
1. Inflammation | 2. Thick, white, "cottage cheese" discharge
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Candida vulvovaginitis - lab findings?
1. Pseudohyphae | 2. pH NORMAL (4-4.5)
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Candida vulvovaginitis - treatment?
-azoles
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ToRCHeS infections - Transmission?
Mostly transplacentally, or via delivery (especially HSV-2).
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Non specific signs common to many ToRCHeS infections?
1. HSM 2. Jaundice 3. Thrombocytopenia 4. Growth retardation
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Besides ToRCHeS, other important infectious agents?
1. S.agalactiae 2. E.coli 3. Listeria 4. B19 --> Hydrops fetalis
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T.gondii - transmission?
Cat feces or ingestion of undercooked meat.
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T.gondii - maternal manifestations?
1. Usually asymptomatic | 2. Lymphadenopathy (rarely)
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T.gondii - neonatal manifestations?
``` Classic triad: 1. Chorioretinitis 2. Hydrocephalus 3. Intracranial calcifications +/- "BLUEBERRY MUFFIN RASH" ```
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Rubella - transmission?
Respiratory droplets.
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Rubella - maternal manifestations?
1. Rash 2. Lymphadenopathy 3. POLYARTHRITIS/POLYARTHRALGIA
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Rubella - neonatal manifestations?
``` Classic triad: 1. PDA (or pulmonary artery hypoplasia) 2. Cataracts 3. Deafness +/- "blueberry muffin" rash. ```
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CMV - transmission?
1. Sexual contact | 2. Organ transplants
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CMV - Maternal manifestations?
1. Usually asymptomatic | 2. Mononucleosis-like illness
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CMV - Neonatal manifestations?
1. Hearing loss 2. Seizures 3. Petechial rash 4. "Blueberry muffin" rash 5. PERIVENTRICULAR CALCIFICATIONS
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HIV -transmission?
1. Sexual contact | 2. Needlestick
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HIV - maternal manifestations?
Variable presentation depending on CD4+ count.
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HIV - neonatal manifestations?
1. Recurrent infections | 2. Chronic diarrhea
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HSV-2 - transmission?
Skin or mucous membrane contact.
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HSV-2 - maternal manifestations?
1. Usually asymptomatic | 2. Herpetic (vesicular) lesions
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HSV-2 - Neonatal manifestations?
1. Encephalitis | 2. Herpetic (vesicular) lesions
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Syphilis - transmission?
Sexual contact
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Syphilis - maternal manifestations?
Chancre (1o) and disseminated rash (2o) are the two stages likely to result in fetal infection.
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Syphilis - neonatal manifestations?
1. Often stillbirth 2. Hydrops fetalis ==> IF CHILD SURVIVES: 3. Notched teeth 4. Saddle nose 5. Short maxilla 6. Saber shins 7. CN VIII deafness
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ToRCHeS?
``` Toxo Rubella CMV HSV-2 Syphilis ```
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Red rashes of childhood?
1. Coxsackievirus type A 2. HHV-6 3. Measles virus 4. Parvo B19 5. Rubella virus 6. S.pyogenes 7. VZV
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Red rashes of childhood (RRC) - Coxsackie A?
Hand-foot-mouth disease
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Hand-foot-mouth disease clinical presentation?
1. Vesicular rash on palms 2. Soles 3. Vesicles and ulcers in oral mucosa
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RRC - HHV-6?
Roseola = EXANTHEM SUBITUM
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Roseola clinical presentation?
1. ASYMPTOMATIC rose-colored MACULES over body appears after several days of high fever. 2. Can present with febrile seizures. 3. Usually affects infants.
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Measles (rubeola) clinical presentation?
1. A paramyxovirus 2. Beginning at head and moving down 3. Rash is PRECEDED by cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, and blue-white (Koplik) spots on buccal mucosa.
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Erythema infectiosum (5th disease - B19) clinical presentation?
"Slapped cheek" rash on face - can cause hydrops fetalis in pregnant woman.
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Rubella (German measles) clinical presentation?
Pink coalescing MACULES begin at head and moves down --> fine truncal rash. ==> POST-AURICULAR LYMPHADENOPATHY.
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S.pyogenes - scarlet fever - clinical presentation?
Erythematous, sandpaper-like rash with fever and sore throat.
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VZV - chickenpox - clinical presentation?
1. Vesicular rash begins on TRUNK. | 2. Spreads to FACE + EXTREMITIES with lesions of DIFFERENT ages.
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Mention the major sexually transmitted diseases?
1. AIDS 2. Chancroid 3. Chlamydia 4. Condylomata acuminata 5. Genital herpes 6. Gonorrhea 7. Hep B 8. Lymphogranuloma venereum 9. Syphilis 10. Trichomoniasis
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Chancroid - clinical features?
1. Painful genital ulcer | 2. Inguinal adenopathy
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Chancroid - organism?
H.ducreyi
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Chlamydia - clinical features?
1. Urethritis 2. Cervicitis 3. Conunctivitis 4. Reactive arthritis 5. PID 6. EPIDIDYMITIS.
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Chlamydia - organisms (types)?
Chlamydia trachomatis D-K
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Condylomata acuminata - features?
1. Genital warts | 2. Koilocytes
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Condylomata acuminata - organism?
HPV-6 and -11.
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Genital herpes - features?
1. Painful penile, vulvar, or cervical vesicles and ulcers. | 2. Systemic symptoms such as fever, headache, myalgia.
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Genital herpes - organisms?
1. HSV-2 | 2. HSV-1 less commonly
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Gonorrhea - features?
1. Urethritis 2. Cervicitis 3. PID 4. Prostatitis 5. Epididymitis 6. Arthritis 7. Creamy purulent discharge
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Lymphogranuloma venereum - features?
1. Infection of lymphatics 2. Painless, genital ulcers 3. Painful lymphadenopathy (buboes)
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Lymphogranuloma venereum - C.trachomatis subtypes?
L1-L3.
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1o syphilis - features?
PainLESS chancre
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2o syphilis - features?
1. Fever 2. Lymphadenopathy 3. Skin rashes 4. Condylomata lata
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3o syphilis - features?
1. Gummas 2. Tabes dorsalis 3. General paresis 4. Aortitis 5. Argyll-Robertson pupil
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Trichomoniasis - features?
1. Vaginitis 2. Strawberry cervix 3. Motile in wet prep
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PID - Top bugs?
1. Chlamydia trachomatis ==> Subacute + Often UNDIAGNOSED. | 2. N.gonorrhoeae ==> ACUTE.
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PID features?
1. Chandelier sign = cervical motion tenderness. | 2. Purulent cervical discharge
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PID may include which conditions?
1. Salpingitis 2. Endometritis 3. Hydrosalpinx 4. Tubo-ovarian abscess
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C.trachomatis + N.gonorrhoeae --> which syndrome?
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome --> Infection of the liver CAPSULE and "violin string" adhesions of PERITONEUM to liver.
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Salpingitis - risk factor for?
1. Ectopic pregnancy 2. Infertility 3. Chronic pelvic pain 4. Adhesions
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Major nosocomial infections?
1. C.albicans 2. CMV, RSV 3. E.coli 4. P.mirabilis 5. HBV 6. Legionella 7. P.aeruginosa
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Nosocomial infection (NI) - C.albicans - risk factor?
Hyperalimentation
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NI - CMV, RSV - Risk factors?
Newborn surgery
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NI - E.coli, P.mirabilis - Risk factors?
Urinary catheterization.
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2 MCC of NI are?
1. E.coli (UTI) | 2. S.aureus (wound infection)
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NI - HBV - Risk factor?
Work in renal dialysis unit.
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Bugs affecting unimmunized children - dermatologic - pathogens?
1. Rubella virus | 2. Measles virus
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Asplenic patient
Encapsulated microbes - SHiN | S.pneumoniae >> H.influenza B > N.meningitidis
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Branching rods in oral infection | Sulfur granules
Actinomyces israelii
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Chronic granulomatous disease
Cat (+) microbes - esp. S.aureus
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"Currant jelly" sputum
Klebsiella
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Dog or cat bite
P.multocida
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Facial nerve palsy
Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)
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Fungal infection in diabetic or immunocompromised
Mucor or Rhizopus spp.
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Health care provider
HBV - from needle stick.
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Neutropenic patients
C.albicans (systemic) | Aspergillus
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Organ transplant recipient
CMV
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PAS (+)
Tropheryma whipplei
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Pediatric infection
Haemophilus influenza (including epiglottitis).
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Pneumonia in CF | Burn infection
P.aeruginosa
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Pus Empyema Abscess
S.aureus
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Rash on hands and feet
Coxsackie A Treponema pallidum Rickettsia rickettsii
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Sepsis/meningitis in newborn
Group B strep
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Surgical wound
S.aureus
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Traumatic open wound
C.perfringens

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