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Infectious Disease Flashcards

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Treatment for MAC

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Non-Tb Mycobacterium
- Azithromycin or Clarithromycin
- Rifampicin
- Ethambutol

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IRIS

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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Parodoxical worsening of underlying infections at approx 1-2 months post-commencement of ART for HIV

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Organisms not covered by Carbapenems

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MRSA, enterococcus faecium, legionella, mycoplasma and chlamydia
Ertepenum does not cover Pseudomonas

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CMV prophylaxis

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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
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Syphilis testing

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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
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Treatment of Syphilis

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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.

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Antigens involved in “Antigen Drift” in Influenza A

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Glycoproteins
Glycoprotein H antigen - haemoagglutinin
Neuramindase N antigen

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Live Vaccines

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MMR
Polio
Yellow fever - uses eggs, can cause hypersensitivity reaction (along with Q fever vaccine)
Varicella Zoster
Mb BCG
Typhoid

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Mechanism of MRSA

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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)

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Mechanism of VRE

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Changes in cell wall components make it have low affinity for Vancomycin
Van A - Linezolid
Van B - Linezolid or Teicoplanin

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Treatment of Tb Meningitis

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12 month Rx with
- Izoniazid
- Rifampicin
- Pyrazinamide
- Moxifloxacin (better CNS penetration than ethambutol)

plus acute Dexamethasone use

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Infectious causes of mesenteric adenitis

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Yersinia from undercooked pork

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Candida Krusei resistance

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To Fluconazole

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Active Tb treatment

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2 months 4 drug regime;
Isoniazid
Rifampicin
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
followed by 4 months 2 drug regime;
Isoniazid
Rifampicin

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Latent Tb Treatment

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  • Isoniazid for 9 months
    or
  • Rifampicin for 4 months
    or
  • Isoniazid + rifampicin for 3 months
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MRSA treatment

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Vancomycin if MIC < 2

If Vanc MIC > 2 for Daptomycin or Linezolid

Choose Linezolid for pneumonia as daptomycin is inactivated by surfactant

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Epstein Barr Virus

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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

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Dengue tests

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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

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Infections post-splenectomy

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Strep pneumonia
Haemophilis Influenzae
Neisseria Meningitidis
Capnocytophaga canimorsus (dog bite)
Salmonella
Gram negative infections (E.Coli, Pseudomonas)

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Bactericidal antibiotics

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Very Finely Proficient At Cell Murder

Vancomycin
Fluroquinolones
Penicillin
Aminoglycosides
Cephalosporin, Carbapenem
Metronidazole

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Bacterostatic antibiotics

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ECSTaTiC

Erythromycin
Clarithromcyin
Sulfonamides
Trimethoprim
Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol

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Mechanism of Antibiotics

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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

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HIV opportunistic infection

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> 200 - Shingles, pneumococcal, candida, Tb
< 200 - PJP
< 100 - Cryptococcus, Toxoplasmosis
< 50 - Disseminated MAC, CMV

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Syphilis stages

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Primary - Painless chancre and lymphadenopathy
Secondary - condyloma lata, contagious genital ulcers, mouth ulcers, uveitis
Tertitary - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gumma.

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Bacterial meningitis treatment

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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

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Culture negative Endocarditis

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Coxiella (Q fever)
Bortenella (Cat scratch)
Legionella
Chlamydia

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Fever in returned traveller

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  • 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!)
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HACEK group

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Haemophilis, Aggregatibacter, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella

Small gram negative bacteria that cause IE

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Major Dukes Criteria

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  • Microbiology - ‘typical’ bugs in 2 separate blood cultures OR persistently positive culture of unusual organism
  • Echocardiogram - oscillating mass, abscess, new partial dehiscence of prosthetic valve OR new valvular regurgitation
  • Serology - for Coxiella (Q fever)
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Minor Dukes Criteria

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  • Predisposition - IVDU or heart condition
  • Fever 38°C
  • Vascular phenomena - arterial embolism, septic pulmonary infarct, Janeway lesion, mycotic aneurysm, intracranial haemorrhage
  • Immunological phenomena - glomerulonephritis, Oslers nodes, Roth spots
  • Suggestive microbiology
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HIV Drugs

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Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors - stop RNA to DNA transcriptase via binding at deoxynucleotide binding site

Non-nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors - stop RNA to DNA transcriptase by binding at an alternative site to the deoxynucleotide

Integrase inhibitors - stop viral replicated DNA being integrated with host DNA

Protease inhihbitors - stop budding and maturation of virus from host cells, main role is to inhibit CYP3A4 to increase efficiency of other HIV drugs

32
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Linezolid side effects

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Bone Marrow suppression with thrombocytopenia
Neuropathy
Serotonin syndrome

33
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Strongyloides

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GI symptoms, dry cough, hyper infection decades after infection due to immunosuppression, larvae rash & organ failure due to infiltration or overlying bacterial infection
Worse with co-infection human T-lymphocytic virus 1 (HTLV1)
Ix - Serology or Rhabditiform larvae in stool
Rx Ivermectin

34
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Types of non-live vaccination

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Conjugated (Ag bound to protein) - will induce a T cell response and long-term immunity

  • 13PCV pneumococcal - single dose to be given before non-conjugated
  • monovalent Menigicoccal - Against serotype C
  • Quadravalant Meningicoccal - Against serotypes A, C, W, Y
  • Meningococcal B

Unconjucated (Ag not bound to protein)- will only induce a B cell response, and no long term immunity

  • 23PPV pneumococcal - for 2 further doses to make up total 3 doses over 5 years
  • Haemophilus
35
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Antibiotic post-splenectomy

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Amoxicillin for 3 years if otherwise healthy
Lifelong if Hx opportunistic infection

36
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Maleria treatment

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Mild - 3 day course chloroquine followed by 14 day course Primaquine OR Artemether + lumefantrine
Latent - 14 days primaquine
Severe - IV Artesunate - resistance due to KELCH 13 gene in SE Asia

37
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Kelch 13

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Mutation in malaria strains of SE asia which cause IV artesunate resistance

38
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Side effect Primaquine

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If G6PD deficient, will cause haemolysis

39
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Mosquito’s which transmit disease

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Anopheles - Malaria
Aedes - Flavivirus

40
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Antigen test for Dengue

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NS1

41
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Zika virus complications

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Teratogenic
Gullian Barre

Dx PCR < 7 days, serology > 7 days

42
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Typhoid

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1-3 weeks incubation
Enteric fever due to Salmonella.
- Stepwise fevers
- diarrhoea or constipation w abdominal pain,
- Relative bradycardia
- Salmon coloured papule on skin (rose spots)
- Rx with Ceftriaxone.

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Mechanism of anti-fungals

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Azoles - inhibit D-14 alpha demethylase at CP450 to stop ergosterol synthesis at cell walls

Echinocandins - inhibit beta 1,3 D glucan to inhibit cell wall synthesis

Amphotericin (polyenes) - binds ergosterol to stop membrane function and create pores

44
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How does HIV enter cells?

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Via Glycoprotein 120 and glycoprotein 41 with co-receptors CCR5 (mild disease) and CXCR4 (late infection, more aggressive)

A lack of CCR5 causes a slower progression of disease

45
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HIV co-receptors on CD4 T cells

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CCR5 - early
CXCR4 - late

Lack of CCR5 in populations causes slower and milder disease

46
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HIV co-receptors

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CCR5 - early
CXCR4 - late

Lack of CCR5 in populations causes slower and milder disease

47
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HLAB57.01 and CCR5 mutation

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Patients with HLAB57.01 MHC type receptors on CD4 cells bind strongly to T killer cells and & are more likely to be able to control viral load/slower progression of disease. These patients cannot be treated with Abacavir.

CCR5 co-receptor mutations - less ability of HIV to bind co-receptors causing slower progression of disease

48
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Time period and regime of HIV PEP

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within 72 hours (best within 24 hours)

  • High risk - 2 x NRTI + integrase inhibitor (Known HIV not on treatment with detectable viral load or high risk exposure to unknown patient)
  • Low risk - 2 x NRTI (unknown HIV or on treatment with undetectable viral load)
49
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Starting ART after Tb Rx

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CD4 count > 50 - wait 8 weeks
CD4 count < 50 - wait 2 weeks

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Antibiotics inhibiting 30S

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Aminoglycosides (Gentamicin)
Tetracyclines (doxycycline)

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MOA Quinolones

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I.e. Ciprofloxacin
Bind DNA gyrase

52
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MOA Rifampicin

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Block RNA polymerase

53
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MOA Sulphonamides and Trimethoprim

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Block folate synthesis

54
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MRSA resistance

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Via mecA (mobile genetic element), which encodes for extra penicillin binding protein (PBP2a) that cross-links PBP and gives beta-lactams a lesser affinity

55
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ESCAPPM

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Inducible beta-lactamase via AmpC
Enterobacter
Serratia
Citrobacter
Acinetobacter
Proteus Vulgaris (but not mirabilis)
Providencia
Morganella Morgani

56
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Enterobacter with Carbapenem resistance

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New Delhi Metallo Beta Lactamase (NDM1) transferred by plasmids making enterobacter resistant to carbepenams

57
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Genes for antibiotic resistance

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MRSA - genetic mobile unit MecA
VRE - plasmid Van A, B, C
ESBL - plasmid CTX-M
ESCAPPM - inducible betalactamase AmpC
CRE - plasmid New Delhi Metallo (NDM1) beta lactamase

58
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Empirical Rx for Nec Fasc

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Meropenum, Vancomycin and Clindamycin (for toxins)

59
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Side effects of Rifampicin

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CYP inducer (particularly important in HIV meds)
Hepatotoxicity
Orange sercretions

60
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Side effects of Isoniazid

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Hepatotoxicity, Peripheral neuropathy

61
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Side effect of Ethambutol

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Optic neuropathy - require baseline eye tests

62
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Side effects of Pyrazinamide

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Gout, Hepatotoxicity

63
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Major side effects of Tb Medications

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Rifampicin - CYP inducers, orange secretions
Isoniazid - Peripheral Neuropathy (give w B6 Pyridoxine)
Ethambutol - Optic neuropathy
Pyrazinamide - Gout, Worst risk of hepatitis!

64
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Which cohorts to treat latent Tb

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Healthcare workers
< 35 years old
Immunosuppressed
Recent infection

65
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CMV

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  • Mononucleosis- type illness with Fever and Lymphadenopathy “CMV-effect”
  • Can affect many end organs “CMV disease” ( Pneumonia, hepatitis, GBS, Meningoencephalitis, myocarditis, thrombocytopenia, haemolytic anaemia)
  • Owl eyes on blood film
  • Risk of maternal -> fatal transmission 40%
66
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Risk of CMV in transplant

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Solid organ - Donar +, recipient -
Haematological - Donar -, recipient +

67
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Commonest organism to cause IE

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Staph Aereus
Or
Staph Epi if within 2 months of prosthetic heart valve

68
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MRO resistance mechanisms

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MRSA - MecA gene causing change in penicillin binding protein 2

VRE - Van A or B causing change in cell wall to reduce affinity for Vancomycin

ESBL - Plasma mediated genes which code for enzyme that hydrolyses bea-lactam, most commonly CTX-M gene. Causes resistance to penicillins & 3rd generation cephalosporins (Ceftr, Ceftaz)

ESCAPPM - ESBL with inducible beta-lactamase on Chromosomal AmpC (not plasmid)

CRE - Carbapenem resistant beta-lactamase - New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM1) on plasmids

69
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Types of Candida & Rx

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Candida albicans - fluconazole (most common)
Candida glabrata - Echinocandin
Candida Krusei - Voriconazole (fluconazole resistance)
Candida Auris - Echnocandin (known multi-drug resistance)

70
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CMV prophylaxis

A

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

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