ID Flashcards
When do diarrheal s/sx occur with toxigenic bacteria vs invasive bacteria? Which has systemic symptoms?
Toxigenic= abrupt Invasive = gradual with systemic s/sx
What is the classic food association for: staph aureus
Eggs/mayo
What is the classic food association for: bacillus cereus
Fried rice
What is the classic food association for: travel’s diarra
ETEC
What is the classic food association for: clostridium perfringens
Meat/poultry
What is the classic food association for: scromboid
what sort of rxn occurs?
Dark meat fish
histamine rxn
What is the classic food association for: ciguatera
what sort of rxn occurs
Carnivorous fish
Neuropathy
What is the classic food association for: salmonella
undercooked eggs/chicken
What are the s/sx of shigella?
Febrile, dysentery
What is the classic food association for: campylobacter
chicken
What is the classic food association for: yersinia
Farm animals
Which causes of diarrhea get abx?
Invasive causes–with systemic s/sx
When should you never give abx for diarrhea?
If kids or elderly with hematochezia (concern for HUS)
What is the classic food association for: vibrio parahaemolyticus?
Undercooked seafood
What is the classic food association for: EIEC
raw ground beef
Are there any sensory symptoms with botulinum?
No-pure motor
What are the D’s for the s/sx of botulinum poisoning?
Diplopia Dilated pupils Dry mouth Dysarthria Dysphoria Descending paralysis
Are there autonomic s/sx with MG?
No
How do the s/sx of tick paralysis differ from botulinum?
Ascending paralysis without bulbar s/sx
How does LGV present?
Vesicular lesion over the genitals with inguinal LAD
What are the classic skin lesions with disseminated gonnococcus?
Gunmetal gray small pustules
Who gets PEP for meningococcemia? What is the treatment?
- If close enough to get droplets
- Rifampin, cipro, ceftriaxone (1 of these)
Who gets infected by MAC and what is the manifestation of this?
AIDS or immunosuppressed pts
Lung disease, bone marrow suppression
Who gets infected by mycobacterium marinum and what is the manifestation of this?
Skin infections in fisherman, fish handlers
What are the physical manifestations of infx with Mycobacterium kansasii?
Lung disease