fungi/abn bac histo and shapes :(

Question 1

nocardia

Answer 1

branching, filamentous bacteria on sputum

Question 2

actinomyces

Answer 2

G+ branching filaments, anaerobe

Question 3

bordatella pertussis

Answer 3

G- coccobacillus

Question 4

histoplasma capsulatum

Answer 4

dimorphic fungus= filamentous yeast in the lungs form small ovoid/round yeast bodies in Møs

Question 5

nocardia

Answer 5

G+ branching filaments with mycolic acid in cell wall (makes it acid fast staining)

Question 6

aspergillus fumigatas

Answer 6

septate hyphae that branch at 45 degree angles (V shape) = a mold, whose spores are inhaled

Question 7

cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 7

budding yeast with thick, polysacch capsule : round cells w thick polysacch capsule and narrow base budding **clear unstained zone on India ink stain **red/pink big round cells on mucicarmine stain

Question 8

coccidioides immitis

Answer 8

spherules packed w endospores

Question 9

candida

Answer 9

yeasts that form pseudohyphae and blastoconidia (budded cells off of the pseudohypahe)

Question 10

enterococcus

Answer 10

G+ cocci in pairs and chains

Question 11

pseudomonas

lactose?

Answer 11

non-lactose fermenting G- rod

Question 12

C. jejuni motility? oxidase?

Answer 12

motile G-, curved rod oxidase +

Question 13

CMV virus family histo finding clin?

Answer 13

herpesvirus = large cells w intranuclear + intracytoplasmic BASOPHILIC inclusions = owl eye ulcers and mucosal erosion : can be latent and then reactivated: associated w AIDS

Question 14

microsporidium

-histo

Answer 14

small spors w belt-like (equator-like) structure

Question 15

trichomonas vaginalis

+ sx/presentation

Answer 15

protozoa = flagellated anaerobe

strawberry cervix, frothy yellow/green discharge, malodorous

Question 16

treponema pallidum

Answer 16

(syphillis)

corkscrew spirochete

(aka bacteria)

Question 17

gardnerella vaginalis

Answer 17

G- rod, anaerobic