ID Flashcards
What test is done to diagnose syphillitic chancre?
RPR/VDRL blood test
What does a urinary NAAT test look for?
Urethral gonorrhoea and chlamydia
What antibiotic should be prescribed in the event of an animal bite?
Co-amoxiclav
How does an Aspergilloma form?
A mass like fungal ball (mycetoma) colonises an existing lung cavity e.g. 2ary to TB, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis or emphysema
What is the commonest causative agent of malaria?
Plasmodium falciparum
What are the features of falciparum malaria?
Fever HSM Diarrhoea Jaundice Anaemia Thrombocytopenia
What is the transmission risk following needle stick injury of:
HepB
HepC
HIV
HepB - 20-30%
HepC - 0.5-2%
HIV - 0.3%
What should be offered after an initial negative HIV test result in an asymptomatic patient?
Offer repeat test at 12 weeks
How is HIV diagnosed?
HIV antibodies and p24 antigen test
Which bacterial infection its associated with erythema multiform?
Mycoplasma pneumonia
What age group does mycoplasma pneumonia typically affect?
Younger patients
What are the classical features of mycoplasma pneumonia?
Long prodrome with insidious onset
Followed by dry cough
Bilateral consolidation
What are the complications of mycoplasma pneumonia?
Haemolytic anaemia Erythema multiform/nodosum Meningoencephalitis Pericarditis Acute glomerulonephritis
What is the management of mycoplasma pneumonia?
Doxy or a macrolide
What is the incubation period of ebola virus?
2-21 days
What is the first line management of early Lyme disease?
Oral doxy for 14-21 days
What rash is seen in Lyme disease?
Erythema migrans
What are the presenting features of Lyme disease?
Early erythema migrans with systemic features
Cardio - HB, myocarditis
Neuro - CN7 palsy, meningitis
What organism causes bloody diarrhoea and hepatic abscesses?
Entamoeba histolytica
What is the presentation of cutaneous Leishmaniasis?
Crusted ulcerative lesions at the site of the bite
What is the presentation of visceral leishmaniasis?
Fevers sweats rigors
Massive HSM
Grey skin - kala azar
What is the management of acute simple cystitis in a man?
7 days PO Trimethoprim/Nitrofurantoin
Which antibiotic causes a disulfaram like reaction when mixed with alcohol?
Metronidazole
Which Strep causes tonsillitis/pharyngitis?
Pyogenes
What should be given to patients with injuries high risk for Tetanus infection?
Tetanus vaccine booster AND tetanus IM Ig
Gastroenteritis with short incubation period and vomiting?
Staph a
Heat are the features of enteric typhoid fever/
Systemic upset initially
Relative bradycardia
Abdo pain + constipation
Rose spots on trunk