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1
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Chlaymida cannot make their own

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ATp

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2
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obligate intracellular organisms that cause mucosal infections

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chlamydia

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3
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C. psittaci causes what type of pneumonia

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atypical

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4
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2 forms of chlamydia

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Elementary body (small dense) and reticulate body

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5
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elementary body in chlamydia is

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“enfectious” and Enters cell via Endcytosis; transfomred into reticulate body

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Reticulate body function

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Replicates in cell by fission; Reorganizes into elementary bodies

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C. trachomatis causes what

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reactive arthritis (Reiter Syndrome), follicular conjunctivitis, nongonococccal uretrhits, PID

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8
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae and chlamydophila psittaci cause

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atypical pnuemonia

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9
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae and chlamydophila psittaci transmiteed by

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aerosol

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10
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C. trachomotis : small gram - obligate

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intracellular bacteria

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Treatment of chlamydia

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azithromycin (favored because one-time treatment) or doxycylcine (+ceftriaxone for possible concomitant gonorrhea)

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12
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Lab diagnosis of chlamuydia

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PCR, nucleic acid amplifciation test

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13
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What is seen on Giemsa or fluorescent antibody stained smear for chlamydia

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Cytoplasmic inclusions (reticulate bodies)

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14
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Why can’t chlamydial cell wall cannot be seen on gram stain?

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it’s cell wall lacks peptiodcyglan (due to reduced muramic acid) rendering b lactam antiboitics ineffectinve

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15
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Gram stain stains what

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peptidoglycna

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16
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C. trachomatis serotyeps Types A, B, C

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chronic infection, cause blindness due to follicular conjunctivitis in Africa

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17
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ABC of C. trachomatis

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Africa, Blindness, chronic infection

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18
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Types D-K for C. trachomatis

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urethritis/PID, ectopic pregnancy, neonatal pneumonia (staccato cough) w eosinophilia, neonatal conjunctivits (1-2 weeks after brith)

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19
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How can neonatal disease be acquired in Types D-K

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during passage through infected birth canal

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Types L1, L2, L3 of C. trachomatis

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Lymphanogranuloma venereum

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21
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explain lymphanogranuloma venerum

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small, painless ulcers on genitals which cause into swollen painful inguinal lymph nodes that ulcerate (buboes)

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22
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what are buboes

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swollen painful inguinal lumph nodes that ulcerate

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23
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buboes are seen in

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C. trachomatis in L1, L2, L3

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24
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Lymphanogranuloma venereum histo

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LGV lesions, mixed granulomatous and neutrophilic inflammation with intracytoplasmic chlamydial inculsino bodies in eptiehlial and inflammatory cells

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25
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Mycoplasma pneumonia: causes what type of fever

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low grade fever

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26
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classic cause of atypical walking pneumoina

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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27
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explain atypical pneumoina

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insidious onset, headache, nonproductive cough, patchy or diffuse interstital infiltrate)

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28
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X ray looks a lot worse than patient in

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mycoplasma pneumoniae

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29
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see high titer of cold agglutinins (igm) which can agglutinate or lyse RBC’s in

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mycoplasma pneumoniae

30
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Grown on eaton agar

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mycoplasma pneumoniae

31
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does mycopaslam pneumonai have a cell wall

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no cell wall; not seen on gram stain. pleomorphic

32
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this is a frequent outbreaks in military recruits and prisons

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mycoplasma pneumonia; seen in pt’s <30

33
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Treatment of mycoplasma pneumoniae

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macrolides, doxycycline, or fluoroquinolones (penicillin ineffective since mycoplasma have no cell wall)

34
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requires cholesterol to grow

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mycoplasma pneumoniae

35
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why does myco[lasma pneumonia require cholesterol to grow

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bc their cell membrane is composed of a single cholesterol rich phospholipid bilayer

36
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how does mycoplasma pneumoia attach

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attaches to resp epithelium using surface antigens (I antigen) present on plasma membranes of erythrocyte

37
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mycopaslma is treted by drugs that inhibit

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bacterial ribosomal fucntion ( target bacterial protein sytnehsi inhibitor)

38
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diffuse intersitial pneumonia cauesd by a yeaset like fungi

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pneumocystis jirovecii

39
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how do you acquire pneumocystisc jiroveccii

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inhalation; most infections are asymptomatic

40
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cxr/ct of pneumocystis jirovecii

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diffuse, bilateral ground glass opacities

41
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how is pneumocystis jirovecci diagnosed

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lung biopsy or lavage

42
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what is seen on methenamine silver stain of lung tissue for pneumocystis jiroveicc

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disc shaped yeast

43
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several weeks of slowly worseing dyspnea and fever

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pneumocystis jirovecii

44
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in pneumocystic jirovecii you see hwat type of materal

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eosinophilic foamy alveolar material

45
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immunosuppression (AIDS) predisposes to this yeast like fungus causing diffuse interstial pneumonia

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pneumocystis jirovecii

46
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Silver stain or giemsa stain for pneuomcystis jirovecii

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cystic and trophic fomrs (cup in saucer) appearance

47
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Treatment / prophylaxis for PJP

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TMP-SMX, pentamidine , dapsone (prophylaxis only), atovaquone.

48
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Start prophylais in PJP when

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Cd4 count <200 in HIV pt’s

49
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Sporotrichosis caused by

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sporothrix schenckii

50
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dimorphic cigar shapped budding yeast that grows in branching hyphae with rosettes of conidia

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sporotrhix schennckii

51
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Sporothrix schenckii has rosettes of

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conidia

52
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thorn

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Sporotrhix schenckii

53
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Sporothrix schenckii causes

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local pustule or ucler with nodules draining lymphatics (ascending lymphangitis)

54
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Treatment of sporotrhix schenikii

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itraconazole or potassium iodide

55
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biopsy of spporthrix schenickii

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granuloma formation as well!

56
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Prophylaxis of toxoplasma gondi when cd4 count

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<100. tmp-sx

57
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Prophylaxis of M. avium when cd 4 count

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  1. azitrhomycin
58
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aspiration Pneumonia can be caused by

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lung parenchyma infection; aspiration of upper airway or stomach microbes (anaerobes)

59
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aspiration pneumonia presents how long after aspiration event

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days. with a fever, cough increase sputum. cxr infiltrate in dependent lung (RLL) ; can progress to abscess

60
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pneumonitis is

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acidic damage to alvoeli

61
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pneumonitis caused by

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lung parnechyma inflammtion; aspiration of gastric acid with direct tissue injury

62
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pneumonitis presents

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hours after aspiration event. range from no symptoms to nonproduitve cough. cxr infiltartes: one or both lower lungs

63
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absidia in what group

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mucor and rhizopus

64
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invasive aspergillomas seen in

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severely immunosuppressed pts

65
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aspergilloma does what to old lung caviities

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COLONIZES

66
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give antiboitico prophlayxis in bordatella

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true

67
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bordetella is encapsulated

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true

68
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penicillium marneffei

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opportunistic infection ; located in SE asia; think aids

69
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prescence of candida in sputum does not indicate

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disease

70
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spore inhalation; once inside lugns turns into spherules

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coccidiomyocosis