Fungi Flashcards
Where is histoplasmosis often commonly transmitted from?
Bat and animal droppings
What type of fungi is aspergillus genus?
Mould
Disease forms of aspergillus?
- ABPA (allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis)
- aspergilloma
- obstructive bronchial aspergillosis
- acute invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
- disseminated aspergillosis
Disease forms of candida?
- pulmo candidiasis
- GI candidiasis
- urinary candidiasis
- meningitis candidosa
- endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis candidosa
Cultivation for candida?
Chromagar
Diagnosing aspergilloses, what is detected in blood?
Galactomannan
How is aspergillus transmitted?
Inhalation of conidia
What do aspergillus moulds form?
Conidiophores
Diagnostics of aspergillus?
- sample
- cultivation + micros examination
- imaging
- blood test
What is a ye source of Candida albicans?
- oral cavity
- large intestines
- vagina
Disease forms of candida albicans?
- candidiasis oris
- superfic cutaneous candidiAsis
- vulvovaginal candidosa
- chronic paronychia (nail bed inflamm)
List disease forms of dermatophytoses:
- mycosis corporis
- mycosis barbae
- mycosis capitis
Source of dermatophytes?
- soil
- animal
- human
What type of pathogen is a dermatophyte?
Obligate parasite
Obligate pathogen
What type of pathogen are dimorphic fungi?
- non-obligate parasite
- obligate pathogen
Dimorphic fungi causing systemic infections:
- blastomycosis
- histoplasmosis
- coccidioidmycosis
- paracoccidioidmycosis
When is pneumocystis jiroveci pathogenic?
ONLY in immuno compromised
But then its 100% infectious
What is the disease form of pneumocystis jiroveci?
Interstitial pneumonia
Diagnostics for pneumocystis jiroveci?
- microscopic detection from resp samples
- PCR
Treatment for pneumocystis jiroveci?
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
- echinocandins
