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MOA of azole antifungals

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inhibit ergosterol synthesis

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2
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allergiv bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

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Aspergillus fumigatus

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3
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Aflatoxin causing liver cancer

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Aspergillus flavus

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Liver necrosis due to amanitin and phlloidin

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Amanita mushrooms

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5
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Nonspecific agar for fungi

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Saboraud’s agar (low pH inhibits bacteria)

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Ringworms =

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Dermatophytes

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3 important dermatophytes

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derMETophytes - Microsporum canis, Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton tonsurans)

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Green fluorescence on wood’s lamp

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Ringworms (specifically microsporum)

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9
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Spaghetti and meatballs

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Malassezia furfur (Tinea versicolor/An-an)

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10
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Rose gardeners

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Sporothrix schenckii

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DOC for Sporotrichosis

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Itraconzole or Potassium Iodide

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12
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Mold in soil; SPHERULE in tissue

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Coccidiodes immitis

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Transmission of Coccidiodes immitis

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inhalation of ARTHROSPORES (arthrospores form spherules filled with endospores)

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14
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DOC for coccidiodes

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Amphotericin B or Itraconazole (fluconazole if with meningitis)

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15
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Bird droppings, Starlings, bat guano

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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16
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2 forms of asexual spores of H. capsulatum

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Tuberculate macroconidia(diagnostic) and microconidia (infective)

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17
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Histoplasma Hides inside Macrophages

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develop into budding yeasts inside macrophages, spreads to liver and spleen

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18
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Name 2 great mimickers of TB

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Histoplasmosis and Paragonimus

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19
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Round yeast with broad based buds

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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20
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Most common cause of fungal pneumonia

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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21
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Transmission of blastomycosis

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inhalation of conidia

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22
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DOC for blastomycosis

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Itraconazole (amphotericin if severe)

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23
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Mariner’s Wheel

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Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis

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Transmission of paracoccidioidomycosis

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Inhalation of conidia

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DOC for paracoccidiodomycosis

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Itraconazole

26
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5 opportunistic mycoses

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Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus fumugatus; Rhizopus oryzae and Mucor spp.; Pneumocystis jiroveci

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Oval yeast with a single bud or as pseudohyphae

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Candida albicans

28
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Germ tubes in serum and chlamydo-spores in culture

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Candida albicans

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DOC for oral thrush from candida

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DOC for skin infections from candida

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clotrimazole

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DOC for disseminated candidiasis

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amphotericin B

32
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DOC for chemoprophylaxis for candida

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fluconazole

33
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MCC of fungal septicemia

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Candida albicans

34
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Oval yeast wth narrow based bud surrounded by a wide polysaccharide capsule

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Staining techniques for cryptococcus

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India ink with Nigrosin

36
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Screening test for cryptococcus

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CALAS (Cryptococcal antigen latex agglutination system)

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Pigeon droppings

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Transmission of cryptococcus

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Inhalation of yeasts

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MCC of meningoencephalitis among AIDS patients

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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DOC for Cryptococcus

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amphotericin B and Flucytosine

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DOC for chemoprophylaxis for cryptococcus

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fluconazole

42
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septate hyphae that form V-shaped (dichotomous) branches in acute angles

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Aspergillus fumigatus

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T or F: Aspergillus fumigatus only exists as MOLDS

44
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Transmission of aspergillosis

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inhalation of conidia

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Asthmatic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (APBA)

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Asthmatic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (APBA)

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DOC for aspergillosis

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amphotericin B

47
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Saprophytic molds with nonseptate hyphae with walls and branches at right angles

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Mucormycosis

48
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Rhino-orbital-cerebral infection with eschar formation

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Mucormycosis

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Patients at risk for mucormycosis

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DKA, Burns, Leukemia

50
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BAL washings stained with toluidine blue and methenamine silver stain

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

51
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Transmission of pneumocystis

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inhalation of cysts

52
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Most common AIDS defining illness

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

53
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Frothy exudate that blocks oxygen exchange

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

54
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Diffuse interstitial pneumonia with ground glass infiltrates

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

55
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DOC for pneumocystis

PLE Microbiology (10 decks)

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