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Microbiology Flashcards

1
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Combination therapy of tuberculosis

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2 months of:
 Rifampicin
 Isoniazid
 Pyrazinamide
 Ethambutol
4 months of:
 Rifampicin
 Isoniazid
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What effect does rifampicin have on urine?

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Colours urine and all bodily fluids orange

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3
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Antibiotic given for pleural infection

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Vancomycin (for s.aureus)

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4
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Nasopharynx host defences

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Nasal hairs
Ciliated epithelia
IgA

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5
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Oropharynx host defences

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Saliva
Sloughing
Cough

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6
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Sinusitis

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Inflammation of paranasal sinuses

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Rhinitis

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Inflammation of nose

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Pharyngitis

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Inflammation of pharynx, tonsils, uvula

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Epiglottitis

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Inflammation of epiglottis, superior larynx

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Laryngitis

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Inflammation of larynx

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Gram positive upper respiratory tract colonisers

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Strep pneumoniae (a-haemolytic streptococci)
Strep pyogenes (b-haemolytic streptococci)
Staphylococcus aureus
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12
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Gram negative upper respiratory tract colonisers

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Haemophilus influenzae

Moraxella Catarrhalis

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Haemophilus influenzae

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Gram negative coccobacillus

Blood-loving species

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Moraxella Catarrhalis

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Gram negative coccus

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15
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Conducting airway defences

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Mucociliary escalator
AMPs
Cellular and humoral immunity

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16
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Bacteria which causes whooping cough

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Bordetella Pertussis

17
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Characteristics of bordetella pertussis

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Gram negative coccobacillus

Exclusively human pathogen

18
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3 main routes of transmission

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Contact
Airborne
Droplets

19
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Lower respiratory tract defences

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Alveolar lining fluid - IgA, AMP, Surfactant, Complement, FFA
Alveolar macrophages and neutrophils

20
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Causative organisms for community acquired pneumonia

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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Atypicals/ Viruses
Haemophilus influenzae
Staphylococcus aureus

21
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Treatment for legionella pneumonia

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Clarythromycin, erythryomycin

Qunolone (e.g. levofloxacin)

22
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Legionella pneumonia characteristics

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Common environmental gram negative bacteria
Resides with water amoeba
Invades alveolar macrophages& replicates

23
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Clinical presentation of legionella pneumonia

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Flu like illness which may progress to severe pneumonia
Mental confusion
Renal failure
GI problems

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