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Microbiology Flashcards

1
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most common uk cause of acute diarrhoea

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viral

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2
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most common cause of childhood viral gastroenteritis worldwide

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rotavirus

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3
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commonest cause of viral gastroenteritis worldwide

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norovirus

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4
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beef, pork, dairy, lettuce

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ecoli

bloody diarrhoea, haemolytic anaemia, haemolytic uraemic syndrome, thrombocytopenia

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5
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shiga toxin

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s dysentarieae

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6
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shigella treatment

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severe - fluoroquinolone, ceftriaxone, amoxicillin

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7
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most likely cause of food poisoning

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campylobacter (c jejuni)

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8
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poultry, milk, cheese

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campylobacter

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9
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poultry, eggs, reptiles, water

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salmonella

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10
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can cause typhoid fever

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salmonella

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11
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complications of salmonella

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metastatic infection (osteomyelitis, abcess)

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12
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treatment of non-typhoidal salmonella

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fluoroquinolone/ceftriaxone

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13
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treatment of typhoidal salmonella

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ceftriaxone

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14
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gi followed by neurological

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c. botulinum

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15
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tins/home preserves

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c. botulinum

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16
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treatment of c. botulinum

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icu, antitoxin, debridement of wounds, benzyl penicillin

17
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disruption of normal flora following abx

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c diff

18
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treatment of c diff

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stop existing abx, metronidazole and vancomycin

19
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shellfish, ricewater diarrhoea

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vibrio cholerae

20
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eia antigen in stool

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giardia lambia, cryptosporidium

21
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treatment of giardia lamiblia

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metronidazole

22
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invasive amoebic dysentry, liver/lung abcess

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antoemeba histolytica

23
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treatment of cryptosporidium

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nitazoxamide

24
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AIDS patients

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cryptosporidium

25
Q

inclusion bodies

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CMV

26
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treatment of CMV

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ganciclovir

27
Q

carbon 13 urea breath test

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h pylori

28
Q

most common chronic bacterial infection

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h pylori

29
Q

gastritis/gastric ulcer etc.

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h pylori

30
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treatment of h pylori

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ppi, amoxicillin, clarithromycin

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