Infectious Disease Flashcards
Treatment for MAC
Non-Tb Mycobacterium
- Azithromycin or Clarithromycin
- Rifampicin
- Ethambutol
IRIS
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Parodoxical worsening of underlying infections at approx 1-2 months post-commencement of ART for HIV
Organisms not covered by Carbapenems
MRSA, enterococcus faecium, legionella, mycoplasma and chlamydia
Ertepenum does not cover Pseudomonas
CMV prophylaxis
Oral Valganciclovir
Required for all solid organ transplants;
D + / R - = 6 months
D - / R + = 3 months
D - / R - = no prophylaxis unless
Stem cell transplant if donor negative but host positive
CMV prophylaxis
Oral Valganciclovir
- Required for all solid organ transplants;
D + / R - = 6 months
D - / R + = 3 months
D - / R - = no prophylaxis unless
- Stem cell transplant if donor negative but host positive
- HIV with CD4 count < 50
Syphilis testing
Screening w trepenomal test;
- TP-EIA IgM and IgG serology
- TP-EIA will be confirmed in the lab against TPPA
Diagnosis w non-trepenomal tests
- RPR - Used to confirm diagnosis of new infection, old infection or re-infection
- VDRL - only used on CSF
Treatment of Syphilis
10 days of long-acting IM penicillin (Benzathine Penicillin)
Requires this longer acting penicillin to obtain continuous levels of penicillin to eliminate the treponemes which divide slowly.
Antigens involved in “Antigen Drift” in Influenza A
Glycoproteins
Glycoprotein H antigen - haemoagglutinin
Neuramindase N antigen
Live Vaccines
MMR
Polio
Yellow fever - uses eggs, can cause hypersensitivity reaction (along with Q fever vaccine)
Varicella Zoster
Mb BCG
Typhoid
Mechanism of MRSA
MecA gene - encodes additional penicillin binding proteins (PBP2) which cross-links the cell wall and leads to poor affinity of beta-lactams
Rx with Vancomycin if MIC < 2, or daptomycin if Vanc MIC > 2 (except for MRSA pneumonia where Daptomycin will be inhibited by surfactant -> use Linezolid)
Mechanism of VRE
Changes in cell wall components make it have low affinity for Vancomycin
Van A - Linezolid
Van B - Linezolid or Teicoplanin
Treatment of Tb Meningitis
12 month Rx with
- Izoniazid
- Rifampicin
- Pyrazinamide
- Moxifloxacin (better CNS penetration than ethambutol)
plus acute Dexamethasone use
Infectious causes of mesenteric adenitis
Yersinia from undercooked pork
Candida Krusei resistance
To Fluconazole
Active Tb treatment
2 months 4 drug regime;
Isoniazid
Rifampicin
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
followed by 4 months 2 drug regime;
Isoniazid
Rifampicin
Latent Tb Treatment
- Isoniazid for 9 months
or - Rifampicin for 4 months
or - Isoniazid + rifampicin for 3 months
MRSA treatment
Vancomycin if MIC < 2
If Vanc MIC > 2 for Daptomycin or Linezolid
Choose Linezolid for pneumonia as daptomycin is inactivated by surfactant
Epstein Barr Virus
HHV 4
Proliferates in B cells and generates a CD8 T cell response -> can lead to lymphproliferative disorders
Causes
- Mononucleosis
- Burkitts
- Hairy Cell leukoplakiain HIV
- Cold agglutinin AIHA
Investigation
- Monospot (serology), early IgM -> late IgG
- EBNA gene production, delayed > 4 weeks
Dengue tests
Before 5 days;
- PCR
- NS1 protein Ag
After 5 days
- Antibodies IgM or IgG if > 10 days
Conservative management
Vaccination only for seropositive patients -> can worsen first infection in seronegative patients
Infections post-splenectomy
Strep pneumonia
Haemophilis Influenzae
Neisseria Meningitidis
Capnocytophaga canimorsus (dog bite)
Salmonella
Gram negative infections (E.Coli, Pseudomonas)
Bactericidal antibiotics
Very Finely Proficient At Cell Murder
Vancomycin
Fluroquinolones
Penicillin
Aminoglycosides
Cephalosporin, Carbapenem
Metronidazole
Bacterostatic antibiotics
ECSTaTiC
Erythromycin
Clarithromcyin
Sulfonamides
Trimethoprim
Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol
Mechanism of Antibiotics
Beta-lactams and Vancomycin - cell wall inhibitors
Fluroquinolones - DNA Gyrase
Aminoglycosides and Tetracyclines - 30s ribosome
Trimethoprim & sulfonamides - Folate synthesis
Rifampicin - RNA polymerase
All others 50s ribosomal subunit
HIV opportunistic infection
> 200 - Shingles, pneumococcal, candida, Tb
< 200 - PJP
< 100 - Cryptococcus, Toxoplasmosis
< 50 - Disseminated MAC, CMV
Syphilis stages
Primary - Painless chancre and lymphadenopathy
Secondary - condyloma lata, contagious genital ulcers, mouth ulcers, uveitis
Tertitary - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gumma.
Bacterial meningitis treatment
Emperic - Ceftriaxone + Benpen + Dex
Strep - Benpen or Ceftriaxone, add Vancomycin if Cef MIC > 1
Meningicoccus - Ceftriaxone
Listeria - Benpen
Dex only has benefit in Strep & H.Influenzae
Culture negative Endocarditis
Coxiella (Q fever)
Bortenella (Cat scratch)
Legionella
Chlamydia
Fever in returned traveller
- Malaria - cyclical fevers without rash, myalgia, GI upset
- Dengue - saddleback fevers and back pain, with macular rash
- Zika Virus - mild illness with teratogenicity
- Yellow Fever - acute hepatitis
- Chikungunya - Severe joint pain
- Typhoid/Paratyphoid - enteric fever- stepwise fevers with relative bradycardia and abdominal pain, rose spots
- Enterotoxigenic E.Coli - acute diarrhoea illness
- Giardia - delayed diarrhoea illness
- Bacillus cereus bacteria - reheated rice within 6 hours (very early!)