Micro hard to recall Flashcards
Which antivirals are given to untreated pregnant women with HIV to prevent vertical transmission of the virus during childbirth?
Zidovudine and lamovudine
What is an immunomodulatory therapy used in the treatment of hepatitis B?
What is used in hep C?
hep b: Interferon-α (alpha)
hep c: pegylated-IFNa
Which antiviral can be used in aerosol form to prevent respiratory syncytial virus in children with heart and lung disease?
Ribavirin
What is the MOA of aciclovir?
inhibits the action of viral DNA polymerase
Directly on viral thymidine kinase
What is used to treat CMV?
Ganciclovir
What is valaciclovir used to treat?
VZV
What is used for the treatment of severe, resistant herpes infections?
Foscarnet
Name a drug that is effective against influenza A but not influenza B
Amantadine
MOA of zidovudine?
A nucleoside analogue which inhibits reverse transcriptase
MOA of indinavir?
stopping post-translational cleaving of polyproteins by inhibiting proteases
What drug can be delivered by inhalation to treat both influenza A and B?
Zanamivir
What pneumonia are patients with CF susceptible to?
Burkholderia cepacia
What virus causes Neonatal Infection associated with vaginal delivery?
Herpes Simplex Type 2
What virus is associated with Exanthem Subitum?
Human Herpes virus 6
What virus is associated with Roseola infantum?
Human herpes virus 6 (beta)
What virus is associated with Acute necrotising encephalitis?
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (alpha)
Name a naturally occurring cytokine that is able to inhibit HIV fusion to CD4+ T-lymphocytes?
MIP-1alpha
Which viral protein is responsible for the binding or fusion of HIV to human CD4+ T-lymphocytes?
gp120
Vaccine given at 12 – 18 months to prevent otitis media, parotitis, and cataracts in patients?
MMR
Tx for 56 year old male with endocarditis caused by VRE.?
Linezolid
Tx for C.difficile colitis where metronidazole has failed?
vancomycin
Tx for Atypical pneumonia caused by Legionella in individuals with penicillin allergy?
Erythromycin
What abx is given for Long-term prophylactic treatment for post-splenectomy patients?
Penicillin V
Tx for a A 6 month old child whose father has just been diagnosed with tuberculosis.?
isoniazid
Gram-negative curved rod, whose toxin affects adenyl cyclase. Its major cause of death is shock, metabolic acidosis and renal failure
Vibrio cholera
Spread by faeco oral and occurs in epidemics. Spread by shellfish
Hep A
Affects mainly the distal colon, producing acute mucosal inflammation and erosion. It is spread by person-to-person contact, and its clinical features include fever, pain, diarrhoea and dysentery
Shigella
This microbe affects the ileum, appendix and colon. Its peyer patch invasion leads to mesenteric lymph node enlargement with necrotising granulomas. Complication can include peritonitis, pharyngitis and pericarditis.
Yersinia
Following a trip to Brazil, a patient develops bloody diarrhoea, with a high fever, sweating and on examination the patient is found to have RUQ pain.
Entamoeba Histolytica
A 40 year old homosexual man develops severe flatulence, accompanied by bloating and explosive diarrhoea
Giardia Lamblia
Mrs A became ill at about midnight after eating chicken wings for lunch at a summer BBQ. Mrs A complained of nausea, vomiting and non-bloody diarrhoea. Her symptoms resolved 3 days later.
Salmonella
Mr S became ill with nausea, vomiting and watery diarrhoea about 4 hours after eating some ham at a conference buffet lunch. Mr B’s illness was attributed to a heat stable, preformed toxin in the ham. His symptoms resolved within 24hours.
Staphylococcus
Mr C complained of fever and severe (>10 bowel movements/day) diarrhoea after looking after his neighbours dogs for a few days. Laboratory analysis of Mr C’s stools found the causative organism to be a S-shaped microaerophillic bacteria.
Campylobacter
Different geographical populations of this organism often give rise to traveller’s diarrhoea
E. coli
A 2 year old boy living in the slums who has a one day history of profuse watery diarrhoea, fever and abdominal cramps. His family’s main source of water is the river near their squatters. Organism?
Cryptosporidium parvum
A man was bitten by a rat in Asia. Ten days later he complains of fever, malaise, headache and myalgia.Organism?
Spirillum minus
A 22 year old student, who returned from a holiday in the Mediterranean 3 weeks ago, presents with an undulant fever, malaise, weakness and generalized bone pain. Upon examination lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly are also noted. Organism?
Brucellosis
A 25 year old Maltese man presented to his GP with lethargy for a month and headaches and fever. On examination, he had a temperature of 39°C and one fingerbreadth splenomegaly. Small Gram-negative coccobacilli were seen on culture in Casteneda’s medium. Organism?
Brucella melitensis
A tanner on holiday from India presented to hospital with an ulcerating papule on his hand. On inspection of the ulcer, the centre was black and necrotic. Gram-positive rods grew on blood agar culture and responded to treatment with large doses of penicillin. organism?
Bacillus anthracis
A 17 year old Nigerian girl presents at her GP with patches of hypopigmentation on her trunk. After an initial trial of steroid cream, the girl returns complaining that the rash is spreading. Woods lamp examination of the rash produces a yellow fluorescence. What is the causative fungus?
Pityrosporum orbiculare
A 19 year-old student presents to her GP with a macular rash and suboccipital lymphadenopathy. She also complains of pain on moving her hands and wrists. Dx?
rubella
What are Clutton’s joints?
arthritic manifestations of congenital syphilis at the time of puberty
Name a cause of osteomyelitis in sickle cell disease?
Salmonella
A 30 year old builder develops abdominal pain and diarrhoea 48 hours after having Texa Fried Chicken. Faecal culture shows motile, oxidase-positive colonies and gram stain shows gram-negative rods. Organism?
Campylobacter jejuni
A 45 year old female presents with fever. O/E she is pyrexial, has hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and a severely swollen eyelid. She returned from Guatemala 2 days ago.
Chagas Disease
A 35 year old male complains of a persistent ulcer in the mucosa of the mouth. When questioned further admits to remembering a small ulcer on his upper arm which healed without treatment when holidaying in Brazil one year ago.
Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
A 45 year-old Egyptian male complains of haematuria. On further investigation, cystoscopy reveals a squamous cell carcinomatous lesion.
Schistosoma haematobium
An African woman and her 33 year-old husband come to their doctor because she is worried that he is not as alert as he used to be. On examination, he has non-tender lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly and marked CNS abnormalities. He is noted to be quite lethargic.
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
A thin peripheral blood film from a 59 year-old female demonstrates eosinophilia and microfilariae. On examination, the skin overlying her superficial lymph nodes is streaky red and tender.
Wuchereria bancrofti
A 43 year-old Asian male with AIDS presents with a prolonged fever, dizziness and a persistent cough. On examination, he is found to have marked splenomegaly and rough, dry skin. Blood results reveal pancytopenia.
Leishmania donovani (visceral leishmaniasis)
A 20 year-old man presents with a persisting intermittent fever which began whilst he was travelling in South America the previous week. He has a dry cough and a massively enlarged spleen. Sandfly parasites are detected in a spleen aspirate.
Visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)
A 55 year-old Gambian man presents with a low-grade fever which has been coming and going for about 2 months. He says it started when visiting his family in Gambia when he was also feeling weak and sleeping a lot.
Trypanosomiasis
A 16 yr old boy complains of a one week history of fever, muscle aches, nausea/vomiting/diarrhoea with general malaise following a trip to Zimbabwe visiting relatives. On further questioning he remembers developing an itchy rash on his right thigh following wading in Lake Kariba whilst on holiday. O/E He has generalised lymphadenopathy with hepatosplenomegaly. Initial blood tests reveal raised WCC with eosinophillia.
Schistosoma mansoni
A 25 yr old female humanitarian volunteer complaining of swinging fever, profound abdominal pain with severe malaise. On further questioning she reveals a history of self limiting diarrhoeal illness 3/52 ago during which she passed mucus and some blood. You are also informed she recently returned from a humanitarian mission to Ghana 6/52 ago. O/E she is unwell with exquisitely tender hepatomegaly. You also find increased breath sounds and a dull percussion note in the lower region of the right lung.
Entamoeba histolytica
A 24 yr old male complaining of 3/52 history of fever/chills with muscular aches and spasms. On further questioning he reveals the he also an episode of diarrhoea/vomiting with a headache lasting 48hrs. This followed his participation in an amateur eating competition 1/12 ago, during which he may have eaten some improperly cooked pork. O/E he has marked periorbital oedema with conjunctivitis. Blood tests reveal a marked eosinophillia, while gastrocnemius biopsy demonstrates the presence of encysted larvae.
Trichinella spiralis
A 25 year old man presents with weight loss and diarrhoea. He has recently been on holiday in India. On examination of his stool cysts and “tear-drop” shaped trophozoites are present.
Giardia lamblia
A 10 year old girl presents with fever, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and anaemia. She recently emigrated from the Sudan. Her mother tells you that 6 months ago the girl developed dark patches on her hands and forehead.
Leishmania donovani