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Infections Flashcards

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CURB65 score 1

A

Amoxicillin

Pen allergic: Macrolide (Clari)

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CURB65 score 2

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Amoxicillin 5-7d + Clari

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CURB65 score 3+

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Admit

Co-amox + Clarithromycin

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4
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TB

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RIPE

Rifampicin - orange secretions
Isoniazid - Peripheral neuropathy
Pyrazinamide - Hepatotoxic
Ethambutol - Optic neuritis

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5
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Gonorrhoea

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IM Ceftriaxone single dose

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Doxycycline 7 days

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Syphilis

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PainLESS genital ulcers (Herpes = painful)

Treponema pallidum

IM Benzathine Penicillin single dose

Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (within hrs of Abx)

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Chancroid

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Gram -ve coccobacillus

Mainly Africa - Multiple painful ulcers

Culture on chocolate agar

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Trichomonas vaginalis

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Yellow/green, frothy discharge

Oral Metronidazole

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BV

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Fishy smell, thin white/grey discharge

Oral Metronidazole

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Candidiasis

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Candida albicans (yeast)

Thick “cottage cheese” creamy white discharge
ITCHING

Oral Fluconazole
2nd line = Clotrimazole pessary

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Listeria meningitis

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IV Amoxicillin + Gent

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Encephalitis

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Fluctuating consciousness, confusion

Commonly HSV1

IV acyclovir

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Meningitis

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VIRAL most common: Coxsackie Group B, mumps, HSV2

Bacterial: Cryptococcus

Fungal:

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Typhoid

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Salmonella typhi
FO transmission
Enteric fever

Fever + Constipation

IV Ceftriaxone then PO Azithromycin

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Dengue

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Flavivirus spread by Ades aegypti mosquito

SE Asia
“Sun-burnt” blanching rash + Joint pain + Thrombocytopenia

Re-infection -> Dengue haemorrhagic fever

17
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Malaria

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Plasmodium species
Female Anopheles mosquito

Falciparum = IV artesunate (severe)
Non-falciparum = Choloquine then primaquine

48hr fever except P. malariae (72hrs)

18
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Q Fever

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Coxiella burnettii

Cattle/sheep

Dry cough, fever
Can cause TRANSAMINITIS, endocarditis

Tx = Doxycycline

19
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Leptospirosis

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Swimming in water with dog/rat urine

Fever + Jaundice + Conjunctival haemorrhage

Tx = High-dose BenPen or Doxy

20
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Plague

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Yersinia pestis

21
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Rabies

A

Encephalitis (hyperactive)
After months/yrs -> Hypersalivation, hydrophobia

NEGRI BODIES

Tx = Rabies IgG

22
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Leishmania

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Protozoa

Sandfly bite
Infect macrophages

23
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Athletes foot

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Tricophyton rubrum

causes Tinea pedis

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