Micro Flashcards
Microsporidium
Acid fast
1-2 μm
Cryptosporidium
Acid fast
4-6μm
Cyclosporidium
Acid fast
8- 10 μm
Cystisospora
Acid fast
Oval
15 - 35μm
Inclusion bodies
(MEGALYN)
Monocytes - Ehrlichia
Granulocytes - Anaplasma
Lymphocytes - Neorickettsia sennetsu
1,3 β D Glucan present in
Candida
Aspergillus
Pneumocystis
1,3 β D Glucan absent in
Mucor
Blastomyces
Cryptococcus
Dematiaceous (pigmented) fungi
Alternaria
Bipolaris
Curvularia
Cladospora
Exophiala species
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Phialophora
Madurella species
Scedosporium prolificans.
Paul Bunnell test
EBV
Ab cross reacts with sheep RBC
Antibody heterogenicity
Monospot test - Horse RBC
Groove sign
Lympho Granuloma venereum
Inguinal ligament as groove between swollen inguinal and femoral lymph nodes
School of fish
Chancroid
Painful
Granuloma inguinale
Bleeds on touch
Galactomannan assay
Invasive aspergillosis
(Presence - 1,3 β D Glucan assay)
Invasive candidiasis
Pseudohyphae
Diphtheria toxin is similar to
Exotoxin A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Inhiniting Elongation factor 2
Lipopolysaccharides
Gram negative bacteria
Inner - Lipid A - endotoxin, lethal effect, pyrogenicity
Core - Polysaccharide
Outer - O Antigen - most variable
Polyribitol ribose phosphate
Hemophilus influenza B
POEMS
Pneumonia
Otitis media
Epiglottitis
Meningitis
Sinusitis
Polyribitol ribose phosphate
Hemophilus influenza B
POEMS
Pneumonia
Otitis media
Epiglottitis
Meningitis
Sinusitis
Waterhouse Fredericksen syndrome
B/L adrenal hemorrhages
Meningococci
Rash, purpura
Post auricular area
Rash - Measles
Lymphadenopathy - Rubella
Granulomatous Amoebic Meningoencephalitis
Acanthamoeba
Infective stage - Trophozoite
Diagnostic stage - cyst + Trophozoite
Amebic keratitis in contact lens users
