Infectious Disease Flashcards
1
Q
Live vaccines
A
MMR
Rotavirus
TB
Shingles+ Chickenpox
Nasal flu
Yellow fever
Oral typhoid
2
Q
Treatment for fungal nail infection
A
Topical: amorolfine
Systemic therapy: terbinafine
3
Q
Head lice treatment
A
Dimeticone 4% + wet combing
Permethrin NO longer recommended
4
Q
Which bacteria are encapsulated organisms?
A
SHiN SKiS
Strep pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae type B
Neisseria meningitidis
Group B Strep
Klebsiella
Salmonella Typhi
5
Q
Fungal nail infection treatment
A
Usually caused by tinea fungi
Topical: 5% amorolfine nail lacquer
Systemic: terbinafine
6
Q
Treatment for headlice
A
Dimeticone 4% lotion
7
Q
Causative agent in cat scratch disease?
A
Bartonella Henselae
8
Q
Which organism is identified in HIV patients with chronic diarrhoea
A
Cryptosporidium
9
Q
Scabies treatment
A
Permethrin
