IM ID Flashcards
Tx of Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV/AIDS
Fluconazole until CD4> 100 along with HAART therapy
What 2 criteria need to be met for endocarditis prophylaxis during GI/GU procedures
- Cyanotic heart anomaly and
2. Infection at time of procedure
Lyme (Borrelia Burgdorferi) what vector
Ixodes scapularis
Ehrlichia what vector
Amblyomma Americanum (lone star tick)
RMSF vector
Dermacentor Andersoni (wood tick) may be associated with tick paralysis
Typhus Vector
Body Louse (Pediculus Humanus Corporis) in seams of clothes
Aspiration Bug/ Pneumonia
Bacteroides Melanogenicus
Fusobacterium Nucleatum
Anaerobic Strep
EBV is what herpes virus
HSV-4
what is EBV test
Monospot test = heterophile Ab test (not most sensitive)
what is most sensitive EBV test
IgM to Viral Capsid Antigen