ID and STIs Flashcards
Schistosomiasis Features (5)
Frequency Heamaturia Bladder calcification Swimmers itch CAn cause obstructive uropathy depending on locaiton of calcification
Schistosomiasis Mx
Single oral dose of Praziquantal
Toxoplasmosis Rx
pyrimethamine plus sulphadiazine for at least 6 weeks
Interval between vaccines
Live vaccines can be given on the same day, but if not then wait 4 weeks
Live attenuated vaccines (7)
BCG MMR Intranasal influenza Oral rotavirus Oral polio Yellow fever Oral typhoid
Inactivated preparation vaccines (3)
Rabies
Hep A
IM Influenza
Toxoid vaccines (3)
Tetanus
Diptheria
Pertussis
Subunit/conjugate vaccines (5)
pneumococcus (conjugate) haemophilus (conjugate) meningococcus (conjugate) hepatitis B human papillomavirus
Most common cause of travellers diarrhoea
E Coli
Most common causes of ‘food poisoning’ (3)
Staph aureus, bacilus cereus, Clostridium perfringens
1-6 hours incubation period gastroenteritis
Staph aureus
Vomming subtype Bacilus cereus (diarrhoeal 6-14)
12-48h incubation period gastroenteritits
Salmonella
E coli
48-72h incubation period gastroenteritis
Shigella
Campylobacter
> 7 day incubation period gastroenteritis
Giardiasis
Amoebiasis
Aciclovir MoA
Specific against herpes virus DNA polymerase
Guanosine analogue
Gets into herpes infected cell, phosphrylated then merks herpes DNA polymerase
Aciclovir SE
Crystalline nephropathy
Acyclovir indications
HSV, VZV
Ganciclovir MoA
Guanosine analogue, phosphrorylated by thymidine kinase, which in turn inhibits the DNA polymerase
Ganciclovir Indications
CMV
Ganciclovir SEs
Myelosupression/agranulocytosis
Ribavirin MoA
guanosine analogue, inhibits the inosine monophosphate (IMP) dehydrogenase, interferes with the capping of viral mRNA
Ribavirin indications
Chronic Hep C, RSV
Ribavirin side effects
Haemolytic anaemia
Amantidine MoA
Inhibits uncoating (M2) protein of virus in cell, also releases dopamine from nerve endings
Amantidine indications
Influenza, Parkinsons
Amantidine SEs
confusion, slurred speech, ataxia
Oseltamivir MoA
Inhibits neuramidase