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Microbiology part 2 (p44-58- Fungal, herpes, PUO, GI, HAI, Prion + Zoonoses) Flashcards

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How are fungal infections classified?

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Yeasts vs Moulds

Superficial vs systemic

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How are superficial fungal infections diagnosed?

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Woods Lamp

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Key organisms for superficial fungal infections?

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Tinea- dermatophyte e.g. tricophyton rubrum: ringworm, athletes foot
Pityriasis- malassezia globossa/furfure- seborrhoeic dermatitis, T versicolor

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Key organisms for deep seated fungal infections?

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Candida- in immunocompromised
Aspergillus
Cryptococcus- immunocomprosised particularly HIV

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How are candida infections diagnosed?

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Culture, mannan, antibodies

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How are candida infections treated?

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Fluconazole for c. albicans and amphotericin-B for invasive disease

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How do aspergillus infections present?

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Pneumonia esp in immunocompromised- high mortality

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How are aspergillus infections diagnosed?

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ELISA, PCR, beta-glucan test, grows on czapek dox agar

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How are aspergillus infections treated?

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Voriconazole

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How do cryptococcus infections present in HIV?

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Meningitis with insidious onset

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What animal are cryptococcus infections associated with?

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Birds especially pigeons

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How are cryptococcus infections diagnosed?

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Cryptococcal antigen in serum/CSF + india ink staining

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Tx of cryptococcus infections?

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3/52 amphotericin B +/- flucytosine

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What are the five different classes of antifungals and what do they target?

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Polyene e.g. amphotericin- targets cell membrane integrity
Azole- cell membrane synthesis
Terbinafine- cell membrane
Flucytosine- DNA synthesis
Echinocandin- cell wall
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How are herpes infections diagnosed?

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Blood PCR, histopathology, tissue immunofluorescence, cell culture in human fibroblasts, serology

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Treatment of Herpes?

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Ganciclovir, cidofovir and foscarnet

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How does roseola virus present?

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3/7 fever then transient rash
Abx often prescribed for fever then rash blamed on penicillin falsely
Most common cause of febrile convulsions

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How is roseola virus diagnosed?

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Blood PCR

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How does VZV present as chickenpox?

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Fever, malaise, headache followed by characteristic rash. Lesions scab after a week

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How is chickenpox diagnosed?

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Exam- vesicles
Cytology
Immunofluorescence cytology
PCR

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What can chicken pox during pregnancy led to?

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Congenital varicella syndrome- scarring, hypoplastic limbs, cortical atrophy, psychomotor retardation, choreoretinitis, cataracts

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Treatment for chickenpox?

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Acyclovir 800mg PO TDS 7/7 in all adults with chickenpox, neonates, immunocompromised, eye involvement or pain

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What causes shingles?

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VZV reactivation -> stress/decreased immunity

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How does shingles present?

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Painful rash in specific dermatome

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Treatment for shingles?

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Acyclovir 800mg PO 5x daily or famciclovir or valaciclovir
Topic eye drops plus oral for opthalmic
PEP for immunocompromised

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How does infectious mononucleosis present?

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Fever, pharyngitis. lymphadenopathy + maculopapular rash

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How is infectious mononucleosis diagnosed?

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Blood film, monospot agglutination, EBV antibodies, Paul-Bunnell test

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How does Burkitt’s lymphoma present?

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African kids with a big jaw

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What is the definition of pyrexia of unknown origin?

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> 38.3’ fever on several occasions persisting for >3w without diagnosis despite >1w of intensive investigations

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4 different types of PUO?

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Classical
Healthcare associated- develops in patient following >24h in hospital
Neutropenic PUO (<500/uL)- EMERGENCY
HIV-associated PUO

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Examples of classical PUO?

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Infections
Neoplasms
CTD

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Examples of healthcare associated PUO?

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Surgery, drugs, medical devices, LRTI, c diff, immobilisation

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Examples of neutropenic PUO?

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Chemo
Haematological malignancies
Fungal
Mycobacteria
Drug fever
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Causes of fever in returning traveller?

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Malaria, dengue (rash), typhoid, rickettsia, bacterial diarrhoea, UTI, pneumonia, HIV seroconversion, brucella, viral haemorrhagic fevers (ebola etc)

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What pathogen causes typhoid and what would you see on microscopy?

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Salmonella typhi- anaerobic gram -ve bacillus

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Clinical presentation of typhoid?

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Fever, headache, abdo pain, diarrhoea or constipation, rose spots, relative bradycardia, hepatosplenomegaly

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How is typhoid diagnosed?

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Hx, blood cultures, stool

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Management of typhoid?

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IV fluids, oral or IV abx

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What carries malaria?

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Female anopheles mosquito

Bites at night, attracted by heat and CO2. Needs blood proteins for eggs

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Most common pathogen causing malara?

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Plasmodium falciparum

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Common symptoms of p.falciparum malaria?

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Fever + rigors
Flu-like
Headache
Back pain
Myalgia
N+V
42
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Investigations for p. falciparum malaria?

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Thick film- find parasitaemia
Thin film- distinguish malaria species
Various antigen tests
Bloods- WCC rarely raised, decreased platelets, deranged LFTs, anaemia

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Treatment for P. falciparum malaria?

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Mild- quinine + doxycycline/clindamycin or malarone or riamet
Severe- artemisin combination therapy (ACT) or Quinine + doxycycline/clindamycin

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Major features of severe malaria?

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Impaired consciousness
Seizures
Renal impairment
Acidosis
Hypoglycaemia
Pulmonary oedema
Anaemia
Spontaneous bleeding/DIC
Shock
Haemoglobinuria
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What is a common source of clostridia botulinum infection?

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Canned/vacuum packed foods- honey or beans

46
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How is c. botulinum treated?

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What is the pathophysiology of c. botulinum?

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Toxin blocks Ach release from peripheral nerves -> descending paralysis

48
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What is a common source of c. perfringens infection?

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Reheated meats

49
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What is the pathophysiology of c. perfringens?

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Superantigen enterotoxin binds to TCR + MHC outside peptide binding site -> massive cytokine production by CD4- systemic toxicity + suppression of adaptive responses -> watery diarrhoea and cramps

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What is a common cause of c difficile?

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Use of abx e.g. cephalosporins/floroquinones

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Treatment of c difficile?

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Metronidazole then vancomycin

52
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What is a common source of bacillus cereus infection?

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Reheated rice

53
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Treatment for b cereus?

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Self limiting

54
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Main virulence factor in staph aureus?

55
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Four different types of E Coli?

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ETEC- Toxigenic/Travellers
EIEC- Invasive dysentery
EHEC- haemorrhagic
EPEC- paeds

56
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Treatment for E.coli?

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Can be self limiting but can treat with ciprofloxacin

57
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Treatment for salmonella?

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Ceftriaxone or ciprofloxacin

58
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How does shigella present?

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Mainly affects the distal ileum + colon -> mucosal inflammation, fever, pain, bloody diarrhoea

59
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What is a common route of transmission for yersinia enterocolitis?

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Food contaminated with domestic animals excreta

60
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Which condition causes ‘rice water stool’?

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What is the pathophysiology of cholera?

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Increased cAMP opens Cl- channel at apical membrane of enterocytes -> efflux of Cl- to lumen

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Common sources of camplyobacter jejuni?

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Drinking unpasteurised milk or eating food like poultry

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Treatment for c jejuni?

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Erythromycin or cipro if first 4-5d

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Common sources of listeria monocytogenes?

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Refrigerated food- unpasteurised dairy or veg

Perinatal infection or immunocompromised

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Treatment for listeria monocytogenes?

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Ampicillin
Ceftriaxone
Cotrimoxazole

66
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Which GI infection is common in MSMs?

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Entamoeba histolytica- flask shaped ulcers on histology

Shigella etc

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What GI infection is common in travellers, hikers, MSM and mental hospitals and what is its aetiology?

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Giardia lambia- from ingesting cysts from faecally contaminated H2O

68
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Treatment for Giardia lambia?

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Metronidazole

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How is C diff transmittted?

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Spore ingestion

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What predisposes c diff infection?

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Existing gut flora disturbed by antibiotics- particularly 3Cs- clindamycin, cephalosporin + ciprofloxacin

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What is the bowel like in c diff?

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Pseudomembranous colitis

72
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How do you treat c diff?

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Oral metronidazole

73
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Common UTI HAI?

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E. coli- RF is catheter

74
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What is prion disease?

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Protein only infectious agent

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Prognosis of prion disease?

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Leads to rapid neurodegeneration an death in months- currently untreatable

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Definition of zoonoses?

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Diseases and infections which are transmitted naturally between vertebrate animals and man

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What infections are associated with water sports?

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Leptospirosis, HAV, Giardia, Toxoplasmosis, Mycobacterium marinum/ulcerans,
Burkholderia pseudomallei, E. coli

78
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What infections are carried by food?

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Listeria (cow cheese-human), Taenia, Cysticercosis, toxoplasmosis, trichinellosis,
yersiniosis, Giardia

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How is brucellosis transmitted?

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Inhalation, skin or mucous membrane contact or consumption of contaminated food (dairy), animal contact

80
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Symptoms of brucellosis?

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Fever- undulant (peaks in eve), malaise, rigors, sweating, myalgia, arthralgia, tiredness

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Complications of brucellosis?

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Endocarditis, osteomyelitis

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Signs of brucellosis?

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Arthritis, spinal tenderness, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, epididymo-orchitis

83
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Investigations in brucellosis?

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Serology- anti-O polysaccharide antibody, WCC normal, rare leucocytosis, neutropenia

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Treatment of brucellosis?

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Tetracycline or doxycline combined with streptomycin

85
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What are pathognomonic of rabies?

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Negri bodies

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What is presentation of rabies?

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Prodrome (fever, headache, sore throat) -> encephalitis

87
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Treatment of rabies?

A

Rabies IgG post exposure

88
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Pathogen that causes plague?

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Yersinia pestis

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Types of plague?

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Bubonic- flea bites human 0 swollen lymph - dry gangrene

Pneumonic- seen during epidemics, person-person

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Treatment of plague?

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Streptomycin, doxycycline, gentamicin, chloramphenicol

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How is leptospirosis commonly transmitted?

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Excreted in dog/rat urine. Penetrates broken skin/swimming in contaminated water

92
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Treatment of leptospirosis?

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Amoxicillin, erythromycin, doxycycline or ampicillin

93
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What pathogen causes anthrax?

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Bacillus anthracis

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Symptoms of anthrax?

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Painless round black lesions with rim of oedema

Pulmonary- massive lymphadenopathy + mediastinal haemorrhage, pleural effusion and resp failure

95
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What pathogen causes Lyme disease?

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Borrelia burgdoferi (spirochaete)

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Presentation of lyme disease- early localised, disseminated and late persistent?

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Early localised- cyclical fevers, non specific flu like, erythema chronicum migrans (ECM)- Bullseye rash

Early disseminated- malaise, lymphadenopathy, hepatitis, carditits, arthritis

Late persistent- arthritis, focal neurology, neuropsychiatric disturbances

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How is Lyme disease diagnosed?

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Biopsy edge of ECM + ELISA for Lyme Abs

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Treatment of Lyme disease?

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Doxycycline 2-3/52

99
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What pathogen causes Q fever?

A

Coxiella burnetti

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How is cutaneous leishmania transmitted?

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Sandfly bites- skin ulcer

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