Microbiology Flashcards
yeast with multiple buds (Coccidioides immitis/ Histoplasma / Blastomyces dermatitis/ Paracoccidioides)
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Survive endocytosis and lysosomal fusion (Coccidioides immitis/ Histoplasma / Blastomyces dermatitis/ Paracoccidioides)
Histoplasma capsulatum
Endemic to the southwest CA, AZ, NM, TX
Coccidioides/ Histoplasma / Blastomyces dermatitis/ Paracoccidioides
Coccidioides immitis
Endemic to eastern North america and great lakes region (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
Blastomyces dermatitis
endemic to rural latin america (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
chronic adult form can have latency of up to 30 years (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
PPD may be useful if positive for this fungal infection
Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides
Coccidioides immitis
Which is thermally dimorphic? (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
ALL of them!
immunosuppression and disseminated infection with this mycoses can lead to tongue ulcerations (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
Histoplasma capsulatum
This systemic mycosis can cause erythema nodosum or “desert bumps” (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
Coccidioides immitis,
the immune system is turing on the granuloma formation response
(also possible with histoplasmosis)
spread by bird droppings, bat guano (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
Histoplasma capsulatum
in culture, little pears growing on a branch (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
Blastomyces dermatitis
US endemic dimorphic fungi (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
Coccidioides immitis
Histoplasma capsulatum
Blastomyces dermatitis
South American + Latin American endemic dimorphic fungi (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
mold in cold, yeast in heat (Coccidioides/ Histoplasma/ Blastomyces/ Paracoccidioides)
Histoplasma capsulatum
Blastomyces dermatitis
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Coccidioides is mold in cold, sphereule endospore in heat
Very little inflammatory response with this opportunistic fungus (Cryptococcus/ Aspergillus/ Mucor/ Fusarium)
Cryptococcus, C neoformans and C gattii
opportunistic fungus with Septate hyphae with v-shapped branches (Cryptococcus/ Aspergillus/ Mucor/ Fusarium)
Aspergillus fumigatus
produces gliotoxin virulence factor, which is immunosuppressive (Cryptococcus/ Aspergillus/ Mucor/ Fusarium)
Aspergillus fumigatus
biopsy of this fungal infections shows septate hyphae budding at acute angles (Cryptococcus/ Aspergillus/ Mucor/ Fusarium)
Aspergillus fumigatus
Rare, dangerous, death by sinus infection (Cryptococcus/ Aspergillus/ Mucor/ Fusarium)
Mucor (Rhizopus)
Biopsy shows non-septate hyphae branching at right angles (Cryptococcus/ Aspergillus/ Mucor/ Fusarium)
Mucor (Rhizopus)
Has both a yeast form and a mold form (Cryptococcus/ Aspergillus/ Mucor/ Fusarium)
only Fusarium! helps differentiate from Aspergillus
especially infects patients with uncontrolled diabetes (Cryptococcus/ Aspergillus/ Mucor/ Fusarium)
Mucor (Rhizopus)
The most important predisposition for infection with this opportunistic mycosis is HIV (Cryptococcus/ Aspergillus/ Mucor/ Fusarium)
Cryptococcus
Stain CSF of suspected infected patient with india ink (Cryptococcus/ Aspergillus/ Mucor/ Fusarium)
Cryptococcus