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*HH's MicroB Buzzword Rapidfire Challenge" Flashcards

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Zoster/Shingles/VZV reactivation

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“30% of the woman have it 30% of the time”

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“30% of the woman have it 30% of the time”
Streptococcus agalactiae

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“atypical coverage”

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“atypical coverage”
crows, wheels, flowers

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“Fingers, Fleas, Flies”

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“Fingers, Fleas, Flies”
Chlamydia trachomatis A-C biovars

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“Swarming Motility” on blood agar

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“Swarming Motility” on blood agar
Proteus

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Alpha toxin

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Alpha toxin
Clostridium perfringens

Staph aureus also has a alpha toxin

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Anti-protozoal medication

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Anti-protozoal medication
metronidazole

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ASO titre positive

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ASO titre positive
Streptococcus pyogenes

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Atypical pneumonia after contact w birds

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Atypical pneumonia after contact w birds
Chlamydophilia psittaci

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Bacterial cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome

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Bacterial cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome
Campylobacter jejuni

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Bacterial cause of Relapsing fever

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Bacterial cause of Relapsing fever
Borrelia recurrentis

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Black eschar

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Black eschar
Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)

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Both BL and altered PBP

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Both BL and altered PBP
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Brill-Zinsser disease

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Brill-Zinsser disease
Rickettsia prowazekii

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Brown colonies with brown halo on Tinsdale medium

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Brown colonies with brown halo on Tinsdale medium
Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Bubo formation

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Bubo formation
Yersinia pestis

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Carriers of malaria

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Carriers of malaria
Anopheles mosquitos and humans

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Cat scratch disease

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Cat scratch disease
Bartonella spp

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CD4+ T cell count below 200/mm3 (200/ul)

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CD4+ T cell count below 200/mm3 (200/ul)
AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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Cetrimide agar

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Cetrimide agar
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Chicken pox

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Chicken pox
primary VZV infection

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Chinese characters

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Chinese characters
Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Tho I have no idea how this unorganized and unsophisticated mess resembles chinese characters

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Chlamydia, Coxiella spp assume sensitive to

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Chlamydia, Coxiella spp assume sensitive to
doxycycline, erythromycin

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Chocolate or Thayer-Martin/VPN agar

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Chocolate or Thayer-Martin/VPN agar
Neisseria spp

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Chronic draining sinuses

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Chronic draining sinuses
Actinomyces israelii

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Clue cells, smell after KOH, pH > 4.5

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Clue cells, smell after KOH, pH > 4.5
Bacillary Vaginosis

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Condylomata lata

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Condylomata lata
Treponema pallidum

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Cough, Coryza, Conjuctivitis, “C”(K)oplik spots

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Cough, Coryza, Conjuctivitis, “C”(K)oplik spots
Measles

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Cowdry inclusion body

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Cowdry inclusion body
HSV1

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Curved gram negative rod

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Curved gram negative rod
Vibrio spp/Campylobacter jejuni/Helicobacter pylori

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Dengue serology

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Dengue serology
IgM, IgG, NS1 antigen ELISA + PCR

NS1 = NonStructural protein 1

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Die die cannot use cell wall agents (penicillins, cephalosporins, glycopeptides, etc)

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Die die cannot use cell wall agents (penicillins, cephalosporins, glycopeptides, etc)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae

NO cell wall bro

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Differential for dengue

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Differential for dengue
Chikungunya
Zika
Influenza

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Draughtsman colonies on blood agar

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Draughtsman colonies on blood agar
Pneumococcus

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Endemic/murine typhus, fleas & rats

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Endemic/murine typhus, fleas & rats
Rickettsia typhi

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Epidemic typhus, louse

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Epidemic typhus, louse
Rickettsia prowazekii

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Exanthem subitum (roseola infantum)

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Exanthem subitum (roseola infantum)
HHV6/7

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Explosive watery diarrhea/frank dysentry-like syndrome after eating seafood

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Explosive watery diarrhea/frank dysentry-like syndrome after eating seafood
Vibro parahaemolyticus

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Fever, headache, rash +/- eschar

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Fever, headache, rash +/- eschar
Rickettsia and Orientia

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Fish handling

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Fish handling
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome

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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Flaccid paralysis/Floppy baby syndrome

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Flaccid paralysis/Floppy baby syndrome
Clostridium botulinum (also can be GBS and other causes)

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Food poisoning from reheated fried rice

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Food poisoning from reheated fried rice
Bacillus cereus

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Forscheimer’s spots

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Forscheimer’s spots
Rubella (“german” measles)

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Fungi in blood

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Fungi in blood
Candida (most common)

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Fungi w capsule

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Fungi w capsule
Cryptococcus neoformans

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Gas gangrene

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Gas gangrene
Clostridium perfringens

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Germ tube positive fungi

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Germ tube positive fungi
Candida Albicans

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Giemsa stain

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Giemsa stain
Malaria, Chlamydia spp, Yersinia pestis, Rickettsia

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gram positive branching bacilli isolated from “sulfur granules” in pus

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gram positive branching bacilli isolated from “sulfur granules” in pus
Actinomyces israelii

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Gram positive branching beaded filaments

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Gram positive branching beaded filaments
Nocardia asteroides

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Gram positive rods with pink stained capsule using McFadyean’s stain

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Gram positive rods with pink stained capsule using McFadyean’s stain
Bacillus anthracis

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Grape-like cluster of gram positive cocci

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Grape-like cluster of gram positive cocci
Staphylococcus aureus

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Green fluorescent gram negative rods

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Green fluorescent gram negative rods
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Hajj pilgrimage

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Hajj pilgrimage
Neisseria meningitidis

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Helicobacter pylori triple therapy

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Helicobacter pylori triple therapy
Clarithromycin, Amoxicillin, Omeprazole

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HFMD most common strain

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HFMD most common strain
**Coxsackie A16 **

Coxsackie 71 (EV-71) is the second-most common cause

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HHV3 name

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HHV3 name
varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

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HHV4 name

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HHV4 name
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

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HHV5 name

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HHV5 name
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

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HHV8

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HHV8
Kaposi’s Sarcoma

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high fever
retro-orbital pain
muscle/join pain
influenza like symptoms

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high fever
retro-orbital pain
muscle/join pain
influenza like symptoms
Dengue!!!

+/- headache
+/- rash

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Histidine-rich protein-2 (HRP-2) test for

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Histidine-rich protein-2 (HRP-2) test for
Plasmodium falciparum

(Parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) for all species, less sensi)

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Historically important H. influenzae serotype

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Historically important H. influenzae serotype
B

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How many HIV strains are there?

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How many HIV strains are there?
“Manymanymany. too many to count.”

bc the reverse transcriptase is like a low grade budget photocopy machine from some shady shop on taobao that absolutely sucks and copies poorly. so you get lots of variants. Also a reason why having a vaccine is tough.

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How to control mosquitos

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How to control mosquitos

Adulticiding (type of insecticide used to kill adult mosquitoes)
Wolbachia field trials
Source reduction
Health education
Law enforcement

68
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How to kill hypnozoites

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How to kill hypnozoites

Primaquine (in combination with other drugs)

(not for G6PD Deficiency)

69
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HSV1 ROT?
HSV2 ROT?

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HSV1 ROT?
HSV2 ROT?

HSV1 mainly infects the lips
HSV2 mainly infects the genitals

“HSV 1 kiss 2 bang”

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Hutchinson’s triad
- Interstitial keratitis (aka corneal scarring/clouding)
- Hutchinson’s teeth (notched teeth)
- CN8 deafness

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Hutchinson’s triad
- Interstitial keratitis (aka corneal scarring/clouding)
- Hutchinson’s teeth (notched teeth)
- CN8 deafness

congenital syphilis

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ICU pneumonia, resistant to almost all antibiotics

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ICU pneumonia, resistant to almost all antibiotics

Acinetobacter spp

72
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India ink

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India ink

Cryptococcus neoformans

Cuz of the capsule

73
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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

Rapid treatment of Treponema pallidum w penicillin

74
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Keratitis in people wearing contact lens

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Keratitis in people wearing contact lens

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(or Staph aureus from rubbing eye)

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Legionella spp assume sensitive to

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Legionella spp assume sensitive to

Erythromycin, rifampicin, quinolones

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Legionnaire’s disease, Pontiac fever

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Legionnaire’s disease, Pontiac fever

Legionella pneumophilia

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Leprosy

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Leprosy

Mycobacterium leprae

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Leptospirosis, Weil’s disease

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Leptospirosis, Weil’s disease

Leptospira interrogans

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Loweinstein-Jensen medium/MGIT

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Loweinstein-Jensen medium/MGIT

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex

MGIT = Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube

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Lyme disease

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Lyme disease

Borrelia burgdorferi

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MacConkey agar

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MacConkey agar

Enterobacteriae (E. coli, Klebs, Proteus, Shigella, Salmonella)

MacConkey agar is a selective medium containing bile salts. Can be lactose fermenting (LF)(pink/red colonies) or non-lactose fermenting (NLF)(yellow/pale colourless colonies)

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Madura’s foot

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Madura’s foot

Nocardia asteroides (and many other bacteria and fungi)

83
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Main serological markers of HIV

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Main serological markers of HIV

P24 (core) antigen
IgG anti-p24

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Malaria in liver (hypnozoites). What species?

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Malaria in liver (hypnozoites). What species?

Plasmodium vivax/Plasmodium ovale

85
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mecA gene, PBP2

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mecA gene, PBP2

MRSA

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Meningitis + non-blanching rash

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Meningitis + non-blanching rash

Neisseria meningitidis

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Most important factor in use of active immunization to protect an individual from infectious disease after a known exposure

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Most important factor in use of active immunization to protect an individual from infectious disease after a known exposure

**Length of incubation period **

active immunization wouldnt work if incubation period too short or doesnt exist

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Most life threatening malaria parasite

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Most life threatening malaria parasite

Plasmodium falciparum (90%)

Second is Plasmodium vivax

89
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O157:H7

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O157:H7

EHEC

90
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On thin blood film: infected cell BIGGER than uninfected, Schuffner’s dots

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On thin blood film: infected cell BIGGER than uninfected, Schuffner’s dots

Plasmodium Vivax

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On thin blood film: multiple infection, infected cell same size as uninfected, accole form +/- crescentic gametocytes

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On thin blood film: multiple infection, infected cell same size as uninfected, accole form +/- crescentic gametocytes

Plasmodium falciparum

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Opisthotonus, risus sardonicus, locked jaw

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Opisthotonus, risus sardonicus, locked jaw

Clostridium tetani

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Opthalmia Neonatorum (eye infection, within first 30 days of life)

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Opthalmia Neonatorum (eye infection, within first 30 days of life)

Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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osteomyelitis and cellulitis after animal bite

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osteomyelitis and cellulitis after animal bite

Pasteurella multocida

95
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Owl’s eyes

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Owl’s eye

CMV/Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Reed Sternberg Cells)

96
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p24, gp41, gp120

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p24, gp41, gp120

**HIV **(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

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painful chancre

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painful chancre

Haemophilus ducreyi/HSV1&2

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painless chancre

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painless chancre

Treponema pallidum/Chlamydia trachomatis LGV

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Parasitic cause of periodic fever paroxysms/recurrent fever

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Parasitic cause of periodic fever paroxysms/recurrent fever

Malaria

100
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Pharyngeal pseudomembrane formation

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Pharyngeal pseudomembrane formation

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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PID

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PID

Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae

102
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Pseudomembranous colitis

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Pseudomembranous colitis

Clostridium difficile/Clostridioides difficile

103
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Pt on carbapenems kena infection

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Pt on carbapenems kena infection

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

104
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Q Fever

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Q Fever

Coxiella burnetii

105
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RetinoChoroiditis + Hydrocephalus + Intracerebral calcification

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RetinoChoroiditis + Hydrocephalus + Intracerebral calcification

Toxoplasmosis

106
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Rheumatic Heart Disease

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Rheumatic Heart Disease

Streptococcus pyogenes

107
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Rice water diarrhea

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Rice water diarrhea

Vibrio cholera

108
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Rocky mountain spotted fever

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Rocky mountain spotted fever

Rickettsia rickettsii

109
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Rose Spots

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Rose Spots

Typhoid Fever (S.typhi, S.paratyphi)

110
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Sabouraud’s medium

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Sabouraud’s medium

**Medically important fungis (most) and Nocardia
**
(Yeasts grow as single colonies while moulds spread out)

111
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Salivary gland enlargement + Pain aggravated by eating + Tender cervical lymphadenopathy

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Salivary gland enlargement + Pain aggravated by eating + Tender cervical lymphadenopathy

Mumps

112
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Scrub typhus, mites & rats

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Scrub typhus, mites & rats

Orientia tsutsugamushi

113
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Severe complication of dengue

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Severe complication of dengue

DHF (dengue haemorrhagic fever),
DSS (dengue shock syndrome)

114
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Shingles

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Shingles

VZV reactivation

115
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Somatic O Flagellar H antigens

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Somatic O Flagellar H antigens

Enterobacteriae (E. coli, Klebs, Proteus, Shigella, Salmonella)

116
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Spastic paralysis

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Spastic paralysis

Clostridium tetani (and other causes)

117
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Spirochete under dark ground illumination

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Spirochete under dark ground illumination

Treponema pallidum

118
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Staghorn calculi

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Staghorn calculi

Proteus

119
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Subacute Sclerosing PanEncephalitis (SSPE)

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Subacute Sclerosing PanEncephalitis (SSPE)

**Complication of Measles **

120
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Syphilis

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Syphilis

Treponema pallidum

121
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TCBS yellow?
TCBS green?

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TCBS yellow?
TCBS green?

TCBS yellow = Vibrio cholerae
TCBS green = Vibrio parahaemolyticus

TCBS = Thiosulfphate-Citrate-Bilesalts-Sucrose agar

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Thick blood films for malaria parasite test for

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Thick blood films for malaria parasite test for

Presence

123
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Thin blood film for malaria parasite test for

A

Thin blood film for malaria parasite test for

Species

124
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Tinea pedis

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Tinea pedis

ringworm

ringworms aren’t worms. It’s just what you generally call a cutaneous fungal infection

125
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Trachoma (bacterial infection that enters eyes)

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Trachoma (bacterial infection that enters eyes)

Chlamydia trachomatis

126
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Treatment of severe malaria

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Treatment of severe malaria

Artesunate

127
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Treponema Pallidum assume sensitive to

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Treponema Pallidum assume sensitive to

penicillin

128
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Tuberculin Skin Test/IGRA

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Tuberculin Skin Test/IGRA

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex

IGRA = Interferon Gamma Release Assay

129
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Undulating fever

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Undulating fever

Brucellosis, Brucella spp

130
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Very picky to culture, need charcoal medium + chocolate agar

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Very picky to culture, need charcoal medium + chocolate agar

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

131
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Walking pneumonia

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Walking pneumonia

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

132
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Wartharin-Starry silver stain

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Wartharin-Starry silver stain

Bartonella henselae

133
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Whoopping cough

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Whoopping cough

Bordetella pertussis

134
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Wrinkled colonies

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Wrinkled colonies

Burkholderia pseudomallei

135
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X and V dependent growth on chocolate agar

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X and V dependent growth on chocolate agar

Haemophilus influenzae

136
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Ziehl Neelsen stain/AFB

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Ziehl Neelsen stain/AFB

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex/Nocardia

137
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2 Mins!! Organize your table, refill your bottle.

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