Infectious Diesase Flashcards
PCP Prophylaxis
Trimethropim-Sulfamethoxazole (Cotrimoxazole) 160-800mg Until CD4 > 200 and Undetectable viral load, maintain for 3 monts
PCP Prophylaxis alternatives
Dapsone 100mg daily
Tigecycline
Binds 30S, inhibits bacterial protein synthesis.G(+) included MRSA, G(-) but not PSAE
PCP Treatment alternatives
Primaquine + ClindamycinPentamidine
Tenia Pedis risk factor
barefoot walking in public areas
Tenia pedis features
interdigital type: prutirus erythema, erosionsMoccasin type: scales/fissures, extension onto the feetVesiculobullous type: painful bullae, erythema
Tenia pedis diagnosis and treatment
Trycophyton Rubrumpotassium hydroxide microscopy of skin scapping, segmented hyphae1 line: Miconazole topical2 line: oral fluconazoleKeep feet dry and dispose old footwear
Molluscum Contagiosum
Poxvirus
Hydatid Cyst features
Echinococcus Granulosus
Eggshell cyst
Tte: abendazole + surgery
Blunt Cardiac Injury features
Mechanism: shearing, compression, abrupt pressure change
Arrhythmias, MI, valve damage, cardiac contusion, septum/ventricular wall rupture, tamponade
EKG/TTUS
Months of flu like illness, followed by monoarticular arthritis
Most commonly affected joint: Knee
Lyme Arthritis or Late Lyme Disease
Suspect if visiting Maine or the northease area
Salmonella exposure risk
Inadequate refrigeration of the implicated food
PPD interpretation
> 5mm: HIV, close TB contacts, CXR TB+.
> 10mm: homeless, developing nations, IV drug use, residents of health/correctional institutions, health care workers
> 15mm: everyone else
TB Latent disease
+PPD without symptoms
Tte: INH x 9 months, INH x 6 months, rifampin x 4 months
Dark Field Microscopy
Treponema pallidum, chancroid, sifilis
HCV tte
IFN alpha
Ecthyma Gangrenosum
Inmunocompromised patients
Rapidly progressive lesion from a small erythematous macule, to larger nodules with necrosis