Micro Uw Flashcards
1
Q
Shiga toxin
A
Exotoxin: ❌ protein synthesis
2
Q
C diphtheria
A
❌protein elongation
3
Q
Facultative intracellular
A
M tuberculosis
Listeria
4
Q
Bacillus and C. difficile
A
Spores
5
Q
HSV
A
Vesicles
Small ulcers on erythematous base
Tender lymph
6
Q
H ducreyi (chancroid)
A
Larger deep ulcers
Gray/yellow exudate
Well demarcated borders
Soft, friable base
⬆️lymph (very painful)
7
Q
T pallidum (syphilis)
A
Single ulcer (chancre)
Indurated borders
Hard nonpurulent base
8
Q
C trachomatis L1-L3
A
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Initial: small shallow ulcers (often missed)
Later: painful and fluctuant adenitis (buboes)
9
Q
HSV
A
Lie dormant in sacral dorsal root ganglia
Reactivate: Recurrent genital ulcers (HSV2)