Fungus Flashcards
examples azoles
- end in -conazole
candida albicans - opportunistic or endemic
- opportunistic
is antibody important in regards to fungi?
- not really
paracoccidioides - opportunistic or endemic
- endemic
candida (yeast, molds, dimorphic)
- yeast
what part of the complement pathway do fungi stimulate?
- mannose binding lectin
cryptococcus neoformans - opportunistic or endemic
- opportunistic
aspergillus - opportunistic or endemic
- opportunistic
fusarium (yeast, molds, dimorphic)
- molds
which endemic fungi are found in southwestern US and latin America
- coccidiodes
which has banana shaped conidia
- fusarium
risk factors for aspergillosis and mucormycosis
- hematologic malignancy
- cytotoxic chemotherapy
if something is septate, then it
- forms a cell wall in between
the form of dimorphic fungi at environmental temp
- infectious - hyphae
what are the most common molds?
- aspergillus
risk factors for crytococcus gatil
- exposure to plant debris
what else is located on the outside of the wall of fungi?
- mannoproteins
which are aseptate
- mucor
- rhizopus
examples of echinocandins
- end in -fungin
when thinking of CNS infections, what fungi should you think of?
- cryptococcus
zygomycetes composed of
- mucor
- rhizopus
coccidioides (yeast, molds, dimorphic)
- dimorphic
what cytokine is induced by fungal pathogens leads to
- IL-12
- IFN gamma production and TH1 responses
when thinking of germ tube assays, what fungi should you think of?
- Candida albicans
paracoccidioides (yeast, molds, dimorphic)
- dimorphic
why are antifungals more toxic than antibacterials?
- because fungus are eukaryotes just like us