MEGAQUIZ Flashcards
common “colonizers”
-skin- staph, strep, corynebacterium, candida
-mouth- strep (aerobes and anaerobes), candida
-colon- bacteroides, enterobacter, enterococcus, candida
-vagina- lactobacillus, costridium, enterobacter
tuberculosis
-aerobic, nonmotile, acid-fast bacillus
-incubation- 2-12 weeks
-mycobacterium tuberculosis
-M. tuberculosis complex - M. bovis
-primary progressive TB
-latent -> reactivation TB or progressive secondary TB
-extrapulmonary TB -> children and immunocompromised (pleura, meninges, lymphatic system, genitourinary (GU), bones)
-gold standard- sputum for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) staining using Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stain -> PCR
macule vs papule
-macule is flat
-vesicle has pus/liquid
-papule has texture
tuberculosis treatment
-latent- isoniazid w/ or w/o pyridoxine for 9 months
-daily rifampin for 4 months- alternative
-active and/or extrapulmonary TB- isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, streptomycin, pyrazinamide
-hard to treat- bacterias slow reproductive rate
lyme disease
-incubation- 3-30 days
-early localized- EM, flu
-early disseminated- multiple ME
-late disseminated- neurological, heart
-EM bx culture in Barbour Stoenner Kelly medium -> IgM and IgG serologica antibody testing
-24-36 hour- increased transmission
-single dose doxycycline within 72 hours
syphilis
-presents differently
-10-90 days
-gram neg spirochete
-can be congenital
-condyloma latum- mucous membranes -> resolve 3-6 weeks without treatment -> enters latency
-secondary- 4-10 weeks
-chancres, macules, and papules
syphilis testing
-darkfield microscopy or direct fluorescent antibody testing on fluid or smears from lesions
-serological tests:
-nontreponemal (screening)
-treponemal specific (confirmatory)
-RPR, VDRL, TRUST
-+ results followed up with confirmatory treponemal-specific testing -> T. pallidum enzyme immunoassay (TP-EIA) or fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS)
syphilis treatment
-benzathine penicillin G x 1 for primary, secondary, or latent infections less than 1 years duration
-latent > 1 year or indeterminate age and tertiary infections other than neurosyphilis -> benzathine penicillin G weekly x 3
-neurosyphilis -> continuous IV for 10-14 days
RMSF
-rickettsia rickettsii
-transovarial transmission- tick to eggs
-incubation- 2-14 days
-gram negative obligate intracellular bacteria
-6-10 hours transmission
-macular
-labs- hyponatremia, thrombocytopenia, high LFTs, increased bilirubin, and increased BUN
-western blot- detection of rickettsial nucleic acids by PCR in blood/skin biopsy
-fever w/o rash- Eldery and African American
-More severe- males, alcoholic, AA, pts with G6PD, immunocompromised
-severe case- necrosis, gangrene, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary edema, nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, confusion, acute renal failure, meningoencephalitis, ataxia, blindness
chlamydia
-incubation- 1-3 weeks
-gold standard- nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT)
-rapid version -> 90 mins
-uncomplicated- single dose of azithromycin OR doxycyclin 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days
pelvic inflammatory disease
-treated w/ ceftriaxone and doxycycline +/- metronidazole, IV
-systemic symptoms - fever, chills, nausea, vomiting
-cervical motion tenderness, adnexal tenderness, peritonitis
-tubo-ovarian abscess
-infertility
-increased risk for ectopic
-Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome*- perihepatic adhesions late symptom
gonorrhea
-incubation- 1-14 days
-purulent urethral discharge in men
-extragenital infection- rectum, pharynx, conjunctiva
-disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) -> triad of polyarthritis, tenosynovitis, dermatitis OR septic arthritis (knees)
-DG meningitis and endocarditis -> rare
gonorrhea treatment
-uncomplicated- ceftriazone IM and oral azithromycin
-azithromycin may reduce gonococcal resistance to cephalosporins
-IM ceftriaxone and 10 days of doxycycline -treat epididymo-orchitis, prostatitis, and proctitis
-conjunctivitis- ceftriaxone IM and azithromycin
leprosy
-Hansen disease
-Myobacterium leprae
-incubation- 9 months- 20 years
-slow growing gram positive intracellular bacteria
-macular w/ raised granular margin
-anhidrosis
-muscle weakness
-auto-amputation
-skin bx and PCR to confirm
-dapsone was used until resistance emerged
-MULTIDRUG therapy is required now for 6-12 months longer
-2 protocols:
-paucibacillary- dapsone + rifampicin for 6 months
-multibacillary- dapsone, rifampicin, + clofazimine for 12 months
cholera
-incubation- 1-5 day
-vibrio cholerae
-afebrile, painless
-renal failure, acidosis, circulatory collapse, death
-sudden onset
-nonmalodorous- does not smell
-vomiting in beginning bc less gastric motility
-cholera gravis -> severe, fatal dehydration if untreated
-doxycyclin may reduce length/severity -> does not cure