micro exam 2 last minute Flashcards
Where does rhinocerebral zygomycosis originate in
sinuses
Where does rhinocerebral zygmoycosis spread to
neighboring tisues
Who gets zygomatic infections of the lungs
burn pts
Who gets zygomatic infections of GI tract
burn pts, neonates, premmies
Who gets zygomatic infections of skin
burn pts, traumatin incoulation
What forms can candida exist in
yeast, pseudohyphal, hypal
Presentation of trush
white patches in mouth, when they are scrapped off it’s red underneath
How do you treat thrust
mouth washes or lozenges of nystatin and azole compounds
What is the distrubtion of c. neuformans
pitbull - mr. worldwide
What is the appearance of histoplasmosis
tuberculate (bumpy)
Where does histoplasmosis spread
through the lympathic and reticulendothelial system
What symptoms distinguish histoplasmosis from TB
hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy
How can you diagnose histoplasmosis
direct observation in tissues/samples
cultivate organisms from clinical samples
serology
What does blastomycosis disseminate into
ulcerative lesions of skin, bone, and urogential tract (want to blast through butthole)
What does disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis disseminate into
chronic cutaneous and mucocutaneous ulcers
What does coccidiodomycosis pulmonary disease start as
mild to moderate flu like symptoms
What can coccidiodomycosis disseminate into
infection of joints, skin, and CNS (desert rheumatism)
What is the leading form of fungal menigitis
cryptococcosis
Descrive the PCP organism
single cell eukaryotic organism
similiar to protozoa
What are fungus balls associated with
aspergillomas
What do Ziehl-Neelsen/Kinyoun stains test for
mycobacteria acid fast staining, not specific to TB
Descrive mycobacteria
gram positive
acid fast rods
Mycobacterium avium intracellulare
complex of several mycobacteria
pulmonary infection resembling TB in immunocompromised pts
Mycobacterium kansasii
common in elderly and COPD pts
Virulence facts for haemophilus
LPS
IgA protease
PRP capsule
How do you treat Haemophlis
severe case - broad spectrum cephalosporin
less severe - amoxicillin
Vax for Haemophilis
Conjugate vax made from PRP capsule
Common bacterial agent for actue bronchitis
mycoplasma pneumoniae
What is the agar for pertussis
bordet gengou
What is the structure of pertussis
gram neg coccobacilli