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1
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chocolate agar stain

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H influenza

+ factor V (NAD+) and X (hematin)

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Thayer-Martin agar

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Neisseria (gonorrhea and meningitidis)
-Vancomysin (nhibits gram +)
Trimethop[rim Colistin Nystasin (inhibts fungi)
“very typically cultures Neisseria

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Bordet Gengou agar

Rgan lowe medium

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B pertussis

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tellurite agat,

loffler medium

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C Diptheria

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Lowenstein-jenson aga

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M tuberculosis

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Eatan agar

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mpneumonia-requires cholesterol

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Maconkey

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lactose fermentors

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eosin methylene blue agar

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e coli

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9
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charcoal yeast extract with cysteine and iron

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legionella

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sabaroud agar

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fungi

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anaerobes

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fusobacterium clostridium bacteroides actinomyces

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nocardia pseudomonas mycobacterium tuberculosis

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aerobes

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obligate intracellular

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chlamydia rickettsia coxiella

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faculatative intracellular

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salmonella neisseria brucella mycobacterium listeria franciesella yersinia

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15
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encapsulated

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shine skis 
strep pneumo 
h. influ (a-f subtypes)
neisseria meningit (lipooligosaccharide capsule)
e coli (K capsule) 
salmonella (Vi capsule) 
klebsiella polysaccharide capsule 
group B strep
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16
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protein A

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s aureus binds Fc region of IgG preventing opsonization and phagocytosis

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17
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IgA protease

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H flu Strep pneumo neisseria

-cleaves IgA and allows mucosal colonization

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18
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M protein

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s pyogenes

  • helps prevent phagopcystosis
  • implicated in rheumatic fever
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diptheriae toxin

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inhibits protein synthesis-inactivated elongation factor 2

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20
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exotoxin A

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pseudomonas,
inhibits protein synthesis
inactivates elongation factor 2

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shiga toxin

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inhibits protein synthesis

inativated 60s ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA

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22
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shiga like toxin (verotoxin)

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EHEC
-inhibits protein synthesis
inactivated 60s ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA

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23
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Heat Labile toxin

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ETEC
increases fluid secretion
overacitvated adenylalte cyclase increasing cAMP
-increase Cl secretion and H20 following

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24
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heat stabile toxin

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EHEC
-increases fluid secrestion
overactivated cGMP decfaeseing resorption of Nacl and H20 in the gut

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25
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edema toxin

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bacillus anthracis

  • incrases fluid secretion
  • mimics adenylate cyclase increasing cAMP
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cholera toxin

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vibrio cholera
overacitvated adenylate cyclase increasing cAMP by permanently activating Gs subunit increasing CL secretion and H20 in the gut

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27
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pertussis toxin

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Bordetella pertussis

overactivated adenylate cyclase by diabling Gi imparing phagocytopsis to permit survival of the microbe

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28
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tetanospamin

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c tetani
inhibits nt release
protease that inhibits SNARE-which is required for vesicular fusion and release of NTs
-prevents GABA release

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29
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botulinum toxin

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c botulinim
inhibts Nt relsease
protease that inhibts SNARE-which is required for nt release and vesicular formation
-prevents Ach release

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30
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alpha toxin

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c perfringes
lyses cell membrase
phospholipase/lecithinase that degrades tissues and cell membrans

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31
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streptolysin A

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s pyogenes
lyses cell membranes
(antibodies against toxin used to diagnose rheumatic fever)

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32
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endotoxin

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LPS found in outer membrane of all gram -
-activates macrophages-Il1-fever, TNA alpha-fever hyp[otension, NO-hypotension
-activates complement -C3a-hypotenstion/edema
c5a-neutrophil chemotaxia
activates tissue factor-coagulation cascasde-DIC

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33
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bacteria with lysogenic phage

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shigA like toxin 
botulinum toxin 
cholera toxin 
diptheria toxin 
erythrogenic toxin of s pyogenes
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34
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CAMP factor production/hippurate test +

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GBS

-produces CAMP factor and increases area of hemolysis formed by S aureus

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superantigens

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tss by s aureus

exotoxin A by s pyogenes

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36
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dextrans

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made by s viridans-bind fibrin and platelet aggregates

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37
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biliary tract and subacute endocarditis

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enterococci

group D strep

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38
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subacute endocarditis and colon cancer

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s bovis

group D srep

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39
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elek test

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tests c diptheriae toxin

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40
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spore forming bacteria

A

bacillus
clostridium
coxiella (Q fever)

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41
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polypeptide capsule

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D glutamate

anthrax

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42
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mediastinitis, pulm hemorrhage, shock

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b. anthrax

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43
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reheated rice

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bacillus cerues
cerulide preformed toxin emetic 1-5hr
diarrhea and GI pain 8-18 hr

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cold deli meat

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listeria
intracellular
“rocket tails”
tumbling mobility

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45
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only gram + that has endotoxin

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listeria

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46
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yellow sulfur granules

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actinomyces

  • oral/facial abscesses that drain through sinus tracts, sulfur granules
    tx: penicllin
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47
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cord factor

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in virulent mycobacteria

-inhibits macrophage maturation and induces release of tna alpha

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48
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m scrofulaceum

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cervical lymphadenitis in kids

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49
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m marinum

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hand infection in aquarium handlers

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50
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pneumonia with hyponatremia

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legionella

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51
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pyocyanin

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green-blue pigment produced by pseudomonas

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52
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ecthyma gangrenosum

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rapidly progressive necrotic cutaneous lesion baused by pseudomonas

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53
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burn victims

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pseudomonas

54
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CF

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pseudomonas

-mucoid polysaccharide

55
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hot tub folliculitis

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pseudomonas

56
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EIEC

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invasive E coli like shigella

57
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ETEC

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produces heat stabile and heat labile toxines-travelers diarrhea, watery

58
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EPEC

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adheres to apical surface

in pediatrics

59
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EHEC

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shiga toxin producing 0157:H7
-hemolytic uremic syndrome
-acute renal failre, anemia, thrombocytopenia
microthombi on damaged endothelium
-
-non sorbital fermenting (differentiates it from other ecoli)

60
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asp pneumonia, abscess in lung and liver, alcoholics, diAbetics

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klebsiellaaaa

-lobar or upper pneumonia

61
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currante jelly sputum

A

kelbsiella

62
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K 1 polysaccharide capsule

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e coli-pneumonia

63
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fimbriae

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e coli

uti

64
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rose spots on abdomen, constipation, abdominal pain, fever

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typhoid fever
salmonella thyphoid
-can invade gallbladder and cause carrier state-excreted with bile in feces

65
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Vi capsule

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salmonella typhi (im vaccine has Vi capsular polysacchardie)

66
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beta hemolytic

A

s aureus
listeria
gas s pyogenes
gbs s agalactiae

67
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key to shigella pathogenicity

A

invasion

-even if produce little to no toxin still virleunt

68
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spirochetes

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borrelia (big), leptospira and treponema

69
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weil disease

A

icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis

-jaundice and azotemia from liver and kidney dysfunction, fever, hemorrhage and anemia

70
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water contaminated with animal urine

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leptospirosis-flulike symptoms, myalgia (calves), jaundice, photophobia with conjunctival suffusion (erythema with no exudate,) surfers and in tropics

71
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maculopapular rash wtih constitutional symptoms, on palsm and soles, condylomata lata

A

secondary syphilis

72
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latent syphillis

A

+ serology with no symptoms

73
Q

gummas
aortitis
tabes dorsalis

A

chronic granulomas
vasa vasorum destruction
+ argyll robertson pupil-consticts with accomodation but nonreactive to light
-borad based ataxia, + romberg, charcot joints, stroke without htn
TERTIARY syphillis

74
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rhagades (linear scars at angle of mouth,) nasal discharge, saddle nose, notched teeth, mulberry molars, short maxilla, saber shins CN VIII deafness

A

congenital syphillis

75
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jarisch herxheimer reaction

A

flu-like syndrome after antibiotics are started-due to killed bacteria (usually spirochetes) releasing endotoxins

76
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monocytes with morulae in cytoplasm

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erlichiosis

tick vector

77
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granulocytes with morulae in cytoplasm

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anaplasmosis

tick is vector

78
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Q fever

A

pneumonia
coxiella burnetii (no arthropod vector)
-inhaled as aeorsols from cattle/sheep
-culture - endocarditis

79
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most common cause of culture negative endocartitis

A

coxiella burnetii

80
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chlamydia A,B,C

A

chronic,

cause blindness in Africa due to follicular conjunctivits

81
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chlamydia D-K

A

urethritis, PID

82
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chlamydia L1, L2, L3

A

lymphogranuloma venereum

-samll; painless ulcers on genitals

83
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cold agglutinis

A 
mycoplasma oneumonia
walking pneumonia
military recturits 
can lyse RBCs grow on eaton agar 
can ccause SJS 
joint pain 
no cell wall-phosphplipid bilauer
84
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india ink mucicarmine

A

cyrptococcus

85
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rhinocerebral/frontal lobe abscesses, cavernous sinus thrombosis

A

mucor and rhizopus

-in diabetic pts

86
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chorioretinitis hydrocephalous intracranial calcifications

A

congenital toxo

-cysts in meat oocytes in cat feces

87
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enlarged lymph nodes, recurring fever, somnolence, coma

A

african sleeping sickness

  • due to trypanosoma brucie
  • caused by tsetse fly-painful bite
88
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48 hr cycle with dormant form

A

p vivax/ovale
hypnozoite dormant form in liver
-add primaquine to treatment for hypnozoite

89
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severe/irregular malaria cycle

A

p. falciparum
-severe irregular patterns, parasitized RBCs-cerebral malaria in capillaries, kidneys, lungs
-

90
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malarial 72 hr cycle

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p. malariae

-

91
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schuffner stippling

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red granules in RBC seen in P vivax/ovale

92
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malaria treatment

A 
chloroquine (blocks heme polymerase)
-if resistant use mefloquine/atovaquone/proguanil
if life threatening 
-iv quinidine, artesunate 
if Pvivax/ovale
add primaquine for hypnozoite
93
Q

unilateral periorbital swellin

A 
romana signs
chagas 
trypansoma cruzi 
reduviid bug 
tx benznidazole or nifurtimox
94
Q

visceral leishmaniasis

A

spiking fevers, HSM, pancytopenia
sandfly bus
-macrophages with amastigotes

95
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green vag dc

A

trichomonas vaginalic (vs gardinella (BV)white dc)
-strawberry cervix
trophozoites(motile) on wet mount

96
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intestinal infection with ileocecal valve obstruction

A

ascaris lumbricoides

-tx bendazole

97
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intestinal infection that may feel like PUD

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stronglyoides

-tx bendazole

98
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anal pruritus

A

enterobius vermicularis

-tx bendazoles

99
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intestinal infection with anemia

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ancylostoma duodenalse, necator americanus
-hookworms
tx bendazole or pyrantel pamoate

100
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fecer vomiting nausea periorbital edema myalgia

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trichinois-eat undercooked meat-pork

  • trichinella spiralis
  • larva enter eintestine and bloodsteram an dencyst in striated muscle cells
101
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hyperpigmented skin and river blindess

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onchocera volvulus

  • female blackfly bite
  • tx ivermectine (ivermectin for river blindness)
102
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swellin g in skin, workm in conjunctiva

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loa loa

  • deer fly, horse fly, mango fly
  • tx: diethylcarbamazine
103
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elephantitis

A

worms block lymph vessles

  • female mosquito
    tx: dietthylcarbamazine
104
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viscieral larva migrans

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toxocara canis

tx bendazoles

105
Q

t solium/d latum/

A

neurocystocercosis
b12 def-megaloblastic anemia
tx: praziquanteal

106
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hydatid cysts in liver

A

echinococcus granlusos-must inject cyst with ethanol or hyp[ertonic saline before resection

  • (tapeworm like d latum and t solium)
  • tx albendazole
107
Q

painless hematuria and pulm htn

A

schistomsoma
-s mansoni
s haematobium-scc of the bladder
tx: praziquantel

108
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pigmented gallstones

A 
clonorchis sirence 
-undercooked fish 
-biliary tract inflammation leading to pigmented gallstones 
cholangiocarcinoma 
tx: praziquantel
109
Q

live vax

A 
small pox
yellow fever
rotavirus 
chicken pox 
sabin polio virus 
MMR 
influenza
110
Q

killed vax

A

rabies
influenza
salk polio
HAV vax

111
Q

high fever, black vomitus, jaundice

councilman bodies

A

yellow fever virus
-flavivirus
councilman bodies: eosinohpilic apoptotic globules on liver biopsy

112
Q

most impt cause of infantile gastroenteritis

A

rotavirus
-dsRNA (reovirus)
in daycare centers, kindergartens

113
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hemagglutinin

A

inflenza-promotes viral entry

114
Q

neuramidase

A

promotes progeny virion release

115
Q

genetic shift

A

reassortment of viral genome segments

-causes pandemics

116
Q

genetic drift

A

minor changed based on random mutation in hemagglutinin or neuramindase genes
-causes epidemics

117
Q

postauricular lyphadenopathy

A

rubella virus

118
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surface F

A

fursion protein in paramyxoviruses (parainfluenza, rsv, measles, mumps) causes resp endothelial cells to fuse and form multinucleated giant cells
-palivizumab is monoclonal antibpdy against this given to neonates

119
Q

SSPE

A

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

  • occurs years after measles infection
  • cough, corysa, koplik spots,
120
Q

complications of measles

A

pnuemonia,SSPE, encephalitis

121
Q

parotitis orchitis meningitis

A

mumps-paramyxovirus

122
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negri bodies

A

cytoplasmic inclusions

found in purkinje cells of injected rabies virus

123
Q

councilman bodies

A

in yellow fever virus and hepatitis

124
Q

env

A 
gp120/gp41
-formed from cleavage of gp160
-envelope glycoproteins 
gp120 attaches to CD4+ T cell 
gp 41 necessary for fusion and entry
125
Q

gag

A

p 24-capsid protein

126
Q

pol

A

reverse transcriptase, synthesizes DNA from RNA dsDNA integrates into host genome

127
Q

PDA cataracts deafness

A

congenital rubella

128
Q

periventricular calcifications hearing loss seizures petechial rash

A

CMV congenital

129
Q

intracellular bacteria

A

chlamydia legionella listeria mycobacterium neisseria nocardia rickettsia salmonella

130
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fitz high curtis syndrome

A

PID leading to infection of the liver capsule and violin string adhesions of the peritoneum to the liver

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