MICRO Flashcards
T/F: garnderella vaginalis will elicit a whiff test with 10% KOH
False, pure G. vaginalis will not; a sample of bacterial vaginosis will though
What agar can you grow Candida on?
Sauboraud dextrose
Describe the appearance of Trichomonas vaginalis
4 flagella at the top of the head with one intracellular flagellum giving it a ruffled appearace (or just 4 flagella with ruffled appearance)
What will you see on microscopy with: A) BV B) Candida and C) Trichomonas
A) clue cells B) hyphae and pseudohyphae and C) MOTILE trichomonads (4 flagella, ruffled body d/t intracellular flagellum)
What mutation may occur in a person to confer immunity to HIV? What mutation may occur in the virus to lead to a long term survivor?
CCR5 (homozygous = best); nef mutation, since nef is needed to be infectious; NOTE the person is not immune to HIV they can still get superinfection and die. However, the particular strain of HIV they are infected with happens to be noninfectious
What is the best Tx for chlamydia?
Azithromycin and (for the likely Gonorrhea coinfection) ceftriaxone
Why culture Gonorrhea on Thayer-Martin agar when you can do NAAT?
To test for antibiotic resistance
What is the treatment for gonococcus?
Ceftriaxone and (for Chlamydial coinfection) Azithromycin or Doxycycline
What do you add to a vaginal sample to elicit a whiff test?
10% KOH
Perianal ulcers from chlamydia would be most likely from which serovars?
L (not D-K)
What type of virus is HPV?
naked (hearty) dsDNA
Tx of A) BV B) Yeast and C) Trichomonas
A) Metronidazole B) Fluconazole and C) Metronidazole
2 bugs suggested by a dysuria/pyuria presentation that has low bacterial count
staphylococcus saprophyticus and Chlamydia trachomatis
This is the HIV fusion protein
Gp41
Reservoir for HSV
MAN (lol)
Which bacteria is predominately responsible for the low pH of the vagina?
lactobacillus
Buzzword for clinical S/S of trichomonas
Strawberry cervix
Host for Trichomonas
HUMANS
Which aspect of N. gonorrhea is responsible for fallopian tube damage?
LOS
Why aren’t there many AE with acyclovir?
It only kills/works in cells that are expressing VIRAL thymidine kinase
What is one important way in which (a nuance, really) of the treatments for BV and Trichomonas differ?
No need to treat the partner for BV but need to for trichomonas because often asymptomatic
What is the cause of most head and neck cancers?
Smoking but HPV causes a good amount
Most common cause of bacterial vaginosis
Garnderella vaginalis
How is HPV spread?
direct contact
What will you find when you check liver enzyme tests for Fitz-Hugh-Curtis?
NORMAL FINDINGS (apparently gonorrhea has some abnormalities but chlamydia wont)
What is the difference in the reasons that you use 10% KOH to Dx candida vs. BV/Trich?
BV and trich will elicit a whiff test; candida it will kill off the normal flora and only show the hyphae
Which bug causes Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome?
BOTH gonorrhea and the clap
How is HPV spread? How is herpes spread?
DIRECT CONTACT
Which bug that causes PID is most likely to cause a fever?
Gonococcus
What does latency really mean, molecularly?
In a latent period of infection, viruses are “living” inside infected cells but there is NO DNA replication and there is NO protein expression
How is Gardasil dosed?
1st dose, then 2 months, then at 6 mos
What is the relationship of estrogen and glycogen?
The higher the the estrogen, the higher the glycogen; so as one ages, there will be less glycogen
What is the epithelial cell receptor for gonorrhea?
CD66