π-Infectious Diseases 2 Flashcards
DOC for asyptomatic cys carriers of E histolytica
diloxanide furoate
DOC for cryptosporidium parvum
nitazoxanide
DOC for toxoplasmosis
pyrimethamine-sulfadiazine
DOC for african sleeping sickness
suramin + melarsoprol
DOC for chaga’s dse
nifurtimox
DOC for leishmaniasis
stibogluconate
back-up drug for cestodes
niclosamide
mordant in gram staining
iodine
primary stain for AFS
Carbol fuchsin
bacteria with poor gram staining
spirochetes (thin) mycoplasma (no cell wall) legionella (poor uptake of counterstain) chlamydia (intracellular) rickettsiae (intracellular)
all bacteria have cell wals composed of PEPTIDOGLYCANS.
EXCEPT
MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE
All gram-positive baccteria have no endotoxin, except
listeria monocytogenes
microaerophiles
streptococcus
spirochetes (borrelia, leptospira, treponema)
campylobacter
facultative anaerobes
staphylococcus bacillus antrhacis corynebacteru listeria actinomyces mycoplasma
egg yolk
Clostridium perfringens