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1
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leukopenia and thrombocytopenia

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SARS

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2
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bull neck

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coryna diptheria

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3
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who has sulfatides and what do they do

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TB; block phagosome, lysosome fusion

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4
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prophylaxis for h. influenza

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rifampin (what?!)

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5
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Lowenstein-Jenson

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TB

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6
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affects the RES

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brucellosis

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7
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gram (+) that causes lung abcesses and brain abcesses

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nocardia

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8
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otitis externus in diabetics

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pseudomonas

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9
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fungus that affects diabetics…high mortality

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mucormycoses

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10
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IgA protease

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Strep Pneumo or Influenza

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11
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halo sign on CT from focal hemorrhage

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aspergillosis

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12
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treatment for cryptococcus neoformans

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flucytasine + amphoterecin B

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13
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binds ICAM-1

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rhinovirus

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14
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A-B toxin increasing cAMP

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bordatella pertussis

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15
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eaton agar

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mycoplasma

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16
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agglutinins

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mycoplasma

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17
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treatment for bordatella pertussis

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azithromycin (3 generation macrolide)

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18
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rice patties, SE asia, australia

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burkholderia pseudomallei

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19
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treatment for coryna diphtheria

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antitoxin + erthromycin or penicillin

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20
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why can you only give pyrazinamide for a few weeks

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severe hepatotoxicity

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21
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causes production of bradykinin and cytokines

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probably many but specifically rhinovirus

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22
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invades blood vessels/hemorrhage

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aspergillosis

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23
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action of protein A

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blocks binding of IgG to Fc receptor

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24
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meningitis, spherules, 3rd trimers, filipinos, blacks, eosinophilia, fluconazole

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coccidiodies

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26
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ground glass X-ray; frothy exudate blocking O2 exchange

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pneumocystis jiroveci

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27
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A-B toxin that blocks EF-2

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coryna diptheriae

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28
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herpes virus that can cause PNA

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CMV

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29
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what is prophylaxis for pneumocystis jiroveci

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trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, dapsone or atovaquone

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30
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gram (+) cocus

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Staph Aureus or Strep Pneumo

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31
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parainfluenza that causes PNA and bronchiolitis

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type 3

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32
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DIC and cutaneous hemorrhages

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yersinia pestis

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33
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asthma long term

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RSV

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34
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club shaped

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corynabacterium diptheriae

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35
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morphology of hantavirus

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spherical, enveloped, ss (-) RNA, segmented

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36
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GI, cutaneous, and PNA

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bacillus anthracis and francisella tularensis

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37
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treatment for coxiella brunetii

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doxycycline

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38
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capsule antigen L-1, protein V and W, LPS

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yersinia pestis

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39
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tellurium with black spots if (+)

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coryna diphtheria

40
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complication of coryna diptheria

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myocaridits (25%)

41
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two exotic bugs that survive in water

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burkholderia pseudomallei and fransicella tularensis

42
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milk from mediterranean, mongolia, or mexico

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brucellosis

43
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types of parainfluenza that croup

44
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schedule for DTaP

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2,4,6 mo, 15-18 mo, 4-6 years, 11 years

45
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lymphocytosis due to inability of white cells to enter organs

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bordatella pertussis

46
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mimics TB

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burkholderia pseudomallei

47
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lobar CXR

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s pneumo and klebsiella (and surely others)_

48
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what is a 2nd line treatment for pneumocystis jiroveci for people with sulfa allergies

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pentamidine

49
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LPS not recognized by TLR-4

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fransicella tularensis

50
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patchy CXR

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s aureus (and others)

51
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fungus ball

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aspergillosis

52
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treatment for bacillus anthracis

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IV ciprofloxacin + a cell wall inhibitor

53
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who gets prophylaxis for pneumocystis jiroveci

54
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treatment for burkholderia

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ceftazadine

55
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1 cause of bronchiolitis and PNA in children

56
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anti-F protein monoclonal antibody

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palvizumab

57
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post-viral

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staph and strep

58
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treatment for brucellosis

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doxycycline + rifampin

59
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forms palisades

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coryna diphtheria

60
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obligate intracellular that looks like mycoplasma

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chlamydia pneumonia

61
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vaccines for military

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fransicella tularensis (can produce false + agglutin test)

62
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adhesin binding

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mycoplasma

63
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Ziehl-Neeson stain

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same as acid-fast stain; TB

64
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verrucous lesions

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blastomyces

65
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which TB drugs can cause neuropathy

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INH and ethambutol (ethambutol causes optic neuropathy/red greem colorblindness)

66
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capsule with D-glutamate

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bacillus anthracus

67
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treatment for fransicella tularensis and yersinia pestis

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streptomycin

68
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oxidase (+) lactose (-)

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pseudomonas

69
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pathogenic factor of bordatella pertussis

70
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TB tests that can be negative in HIV

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sputum sample, PPD, INF-gamma

71
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uses actin rockets, gram (-) rod, faculative intracellular

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burkholderia pseudomallei

72
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viral class with fusion protein

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paramyxovirus [RSV, parainfluenza, h metapneumo]

73
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winter virus that looks just like rhinovirus

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unnamed coronavirus

74
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bronchiectasis

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adenovirus

75
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ss (+) RNA

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coronavirus (SARS/MERS)

76
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risk factor: neutropenia/hematologic malignancy (not HIV associated)

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aspergillosis

77
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what form of TB is most contagious

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laryngeal (bowing cough)

78
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who has cord factor and what does it do

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TB; TNF-alpha release

79
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bug with protein A

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staph aureus

80
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endotoxin A

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pseudomonas

81
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fungus in the soil

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blastomyces or coccidiodes

82
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what is the treatment for disseminated TB

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RIPE (9-12 mo)

83
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detect with agglutination

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franscella tularensis

84
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conjunctivitis in children

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adenovirus

85
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loffler’s media

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coryna diptheria

86
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chocolate agar

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h. influenza

87
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frontal sinusitis that spreads to the brain

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mucormycoses

88
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TB tests that can be false positive with other mycobacterium species and vaccines

89
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bat and bird droppings

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histoplasmosis

90
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india ink

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cryptococcus neoformans

91
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wide encapsulated fungus

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cryptococcus neoformans

92
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stages of bordatella pertussis

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paroxysmal (cough for 2-3 months), catarrhal, convalescent

93
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can progress to endocarditis and hepatitis

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coxiella brunetii

94
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acute angle branching

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aspergillosis

95
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looks just like influenza

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humana metapneumo

96
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bipolar staining

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yersinia pestis

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