MICROBILLS

Question 1

Catalase positive organisms- go!

Answer 1

SNAP

S aureus and S marcescens
Nocardia sp
Aspergillus sp.
Pseudomonas cepacia

Question 2

fever, headache, photophobia, painful extraocular movements

Answer 2

classic sx of meningitis

Question 3

isolation of viral RNA from CSF indicates that

Answer 3

an RNA virus was the most likely cuase of aseptic meningitis

Question 4

MCC of aseptic meningitis

Answer 4

enterovirus; include the coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and polioviruses; named for their fecal-oral transmission and ability to replicate in the Gi tract

Question 5

Presentation of polio

Answer 5

1. fever malaise, aseptic meningitis

2. severe myalgias and asymmetric paralysis aff legs

Question 6

polio is due to damage to

Answer 6

anterior horn cells producing hyporeflexic paralysis