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Fungi Flashcards

1
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Candia Sp. causes what

3

A

Thrush
Vaginitis
Pneumonia

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2
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Candida common species

2

A

albicans

glabrata

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3
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What specie of candida is resistant to fluconazole?

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C. glabrata

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4
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Risk factor for Candida

1

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Immunocompromised

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5
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Is candida found in normal flora

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yes

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6
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is candida opportunistic?

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yes

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7
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Zygomycetes common species

A

mucor

rhizopus

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8
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where does Zygomycetes thrive?

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acidic

high glucose environments

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9
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Zygomycetes Characteristics

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Angioinvasive
Non-septate hypha
Medical emergency

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10
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Zygomycetes causes what?

2

A

Zygomycosis

mucormycosis

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11
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Zygomycetes risk factors

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immuncompromised

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12
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Dermatophytes common species

2

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Tinea cruris

corporis

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13
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What is ringworm

A

Dermatophytes

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14
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What does Dermatophytes live off of ?

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dead keratin

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15
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what areas of body does Dermatophytes infect?

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Skin
Nails
Hair

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16
Q

Spirochetes Gram Stain

A

GN

17
Q

Spirochetes oxygen requirement

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Microaerophile

18
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Types of SPirochetes

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Borella
Leptospira
Treponema

19
Q

Yeasts Oxygen requirement

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Facultative anaerobe

20
Q

Molds Oxygen requirement

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Aerobe

21
Q

Yeast number of cells in colony

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single cell

22
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Mold number of cells in colony

A

Multicellular

23
Q

Who has pseudohyphae

A

yeasts

24
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what has filamentous hyphae

A

molds

25
Q

What organisms are dimorphic

4

A

Blastomyces dermatidis
Coccidiodes immitus/posadasii
Histoplasma caspulatum/duboisii
Sporothrix schneckii

26
Q

What pathogen is linked to valley fever

A

Coccidiodes immitus/posadasii

27
Q

what pathogen is linked to AZ and southern UT

A

Coccidiodes immitus/posadasii

28
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What organism is linked to central US by the Mississippi

A

Histoplasma capsulatum/duboisii

29
Q

What organism is linked to Rose Gardner’s thumb

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Sporothrix schneckii

30
Q

What can I treat candida with?

A

Azoles
Echinocandins
polyenes

31
Q

How does candida grow

A

budding yeast with pseudohyphae

32
Q

What is the most opportunistic mold with hyohae

A

aspergillus

33
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Is aspergillus angioinvasisve?

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yes

34
Q

How can I test for Dermatophytes?

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with KOH prep

35
Q

What are the MTB?

A

M. africanum
M. bovis
M. bovis (BCG)
M. canetti

36
Q

Mycobacterium avium type of Mycobacterium

A

NTM

37
Q

Mycobacterium kansasii type of mycobacterium

A

NTM

38
Q

How could I get mycobacterium avium

A

Natural sources. its ubiquitous

39
Q

How could I get mycobacterium avium

A

Natural sources. its ubiquitous

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