ID 14 Flashcards
What happens during the latent phase of HIV infection?
Virus replicates in lymph nodes.
Time course of untreated HIV infection
1) First couple months = Acute phase – flu-like symptoms. CD4 count drops. Viral load rises. Wide dissemination of virus. Seeding of lymphoid organs.
2) 2 months - 8 years = clinical latency. Feeling fine.
3) Falling t-cell count with constitutional symptoms
4) Final crises – opportunistic diseases (9-10 years).
moderate immunocompromised with AIDS
less than 400 CD4+ cells/mm
JC virus on imaging
Nonenhancing areas of demyelination on MRI
aspergillus HIV presentation
hemoptysis + pleuritic pain
candida presentation in aids patient with T cell count below 100
esophagitis
Histoplasma presentation in AIDS patient with T cell count below 100
fever, weight loss, fatigue, cough dyspnea, nausea vomiting diarrhea
M avium presentation in AIDs patient with T cell count below 100
fever, night sweats, weight loss or focal lymphadenitis
t gondii presentation in AIDs patients
brain abscesses
aspergillus findings in AIDs patient
cavitation or infiltrates on chest imaging
CNS lymphoma in AIDS patient findings
ring enhancing
differentiating CNS lymphoma from toxoplasma
CNS lymphoma usually solitary vs. toxoplasma
Histoplasma path finding
oval yeast cells within macrophages
variant CJD
CJD transmitted through food contaminated by BSE-infected animal products
How do you kill prions?
can’t autoclave.
location of s mutans
dental plaque
flora of neonates delivered by C-section
No flora but are rapidly colonized after birth.
Food poisoning that starts early and ends early?
1) s aureus
2) b cereus
c perfringens source
reheated meat
salmonella sources
poultry
*meat
eggs
s aureus sources
*meats
*mayonnaise
custard
campylobacter shape
comma or S-shaped
salmonella lactose?
negative
c diff GI presentation?
watery; occasionally bloody
protozoa causing watery diarrhea?
giardia
cryptosporidium
C perfringens diarrhea type
watery