Mycobacteria Flashcards
1
Q
Staining
A
Ziehl-Neelsen as acid fast
2
Q
Mycobacteria avium
A
Disseminated if have HIV
Need combined prolonged macrolides (clarithromycin)
3
Q
Mycobacteria leprosy
A
Can be tuberculoid (plaques) or lepromatous (subcut tissue on face)
4
Q
Primary TB
A
Peripheral
Bacilli phagocytosed forming granuloma
Disseminates in lymph or blood
5
Q
Reactivated TB
A
Occurs when low immunity
Tubercles coalesce
Symps= cough, weight loss, fever, night sweats
6
Q
Extra-Pulmonary TB
A
Spreads via disseminated or infiltration
Can cause meningitis
7
Q
TB treatment
A
4 months of isoniazid+ rifampicin (if lung)
