Microbiology Flashcards
What organism causes achalasia?
Trypanosoma crusi (Chaga’s disease)
Organism causing rectal prolapse
Trichuris trichuria
Most common cause of atypical pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
No cell wall
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Organism that gives a (+) cold agglutinin
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Fried egg appearance
Myocoplasma
Oligodendroglioma
Etiologic agent of bronchiolitis
RSV
Most common cause of infantile diarrhea
RSV
Vector for the Japanese encephalitis
Culex
India Ink
Cryptococcus neoformans
encapsulated yeast
In a low resource setting, what is used to diagnose chlamydia
Giemsa stain
Most common cause of non-gonoccocal urethritis
Chlamydia
Blindness secondary to chlamydial infection is secondary to
Corneal scarring
Special stain used for cryptosporidium
Modified (Kinyoun’s) Acid Fast
Causes diarrhea
Most common cause of infectious diarrhea in an AIDS patient
Cryptosporidium
Smear for Herpes
Tzanck smear
DOC: Acyclovir
Flask-shaped ulcers colon
Entamoeba hystolitica
Invaded layer: submucosa
Amebic abscess (liver abscess) is caused by
Entamoeba hystolitica
Anchovy paste appearance
Amoebic abscess (E. hystolicta)
Most feared complication: Amoebic pericarditis
Spaghetti and meatballs
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis)
Malassezia furfur
Sporotrix Shenckii
Rose garderner’s disease
Mariner’s wheel/Pilot’s wheel
Paracoccidiodes Brasilienses
Broad-based budding yeast
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Stain used in P. jiroveci
Methenamine Silver
DOC of P. jiroveci
TMP-SMX
Back-up drug: Pentamidine
Most common cause of pneumonia in AIDS patient
P. jiroveci
Order of infection:
MTB > P. jiroveci > MAI
Oriental lung fluke
Paragonimus westermani
PTB-like symptoms (hemoptysis)
Pulmonary distomiasis
Eating raw cray fish or raw crabs
Paragonimus westermani
Organism associated with cholangiocarcinoma
Clonorchis sinensis
Chinese liver fluke
Re-heated fried rice
B. cereus
Urinary bladder CA
Schistosoma hematobium
He-matobium cases He-maturia
Terminal spine
DOC: Praziquantel
Intermediate host for S. japonicum
Oncomelania quadrasi
Katayama fever
S. japonicum
Lateral spine
Swimmer’s itch
S. japonicum
Intermediate host of C. philippinensis
Pila Luzonica
Areas endemic to schistosomiasis
Mindoro Oriental Sorsogon Samar Leyte Bohol
By region: Surigao, Agusan del Norte Northern Samar Eastern Samar Leyte
Neurocysticercosis
Taenia solium
Pork tapeworm
Most common CNS infection in the WORLD
Neurocysticercosis
Presents with: SEIZURES and HEADACHE
Hydatid cyst
Dog tapeworm
Echinococcus granulosis
Most common cause of splenic cyst (if parasitic)
Echinococcus granulosus
Dog tapeworm
Diphylobothrium latum leads to
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Megaloblastic or pernicious anemia
Longest tapeworm
Diphylobothrium latum
Loeffler’s syndrome (type of pneumonia)
Ascaris lumbricoides
Erratic/wandering behavior
Scariest worm
Most common parasite in the Philippines
DOC for Ascaris lumbricoides
Pyrantel pamoate
Mebendazole
Scotch tape method
E. vermicularis
Pinworm, seatworm
Pruritus ani
E. vermicularis
DOC for E. vermicularis
Pyrantel pamoate
Organisms that cause auto-infection
Enterobious
Strongylodes
Bipolar plugs ova
Trichuris trichiura
Nipple or lemon shape
Complication of whipwhorm
Complication: rectal prolapse
Loa-Loa
Deerfly
2 discrete nuclei at the tail