Mycology/Parasitology Flashcards
What bug causes Tinea versicolor?
Malassezia furfur
What does M. furfur produce? What is damaged?
acids that damage melanocytes
What is the appearance of M. furfur?
spaghetti and meatballs
Which fungi can cause endocarditis in IV drug users?
Candida
What is the most specific test for H. capsulatum? What does this detect?
latex agglutination
polysaccharide capsule
Which two groups of people can mucor and rhizopus be found?
diabetics and leukemic
What do mucor and rhizopus penetrate?
Cribriform plate
Does aspergillus have septate?
yes
Do mucor and rhizopus have septate?
no
What is the treatment for mucor and rhizopus?
amphotericin B
What type of silver stain can be used for Pneumocystis?
Methamine silver
Two drugs for pneumocystis?
TMP/SMX
Pentamadine
How many nuclei are in E. histolytica?
up to four
Drug for C. parvum?
Nitazoxanide
Two drugs for toxo?
Sulfadiazine
pyrimethamine
Which bug carries African Sleeping Sickness?
Tsetse fly
Two drugs for T. brucei?
Suramin and melosoprol
When is suramin used for T. brucei?
blood borne
When is melosoprol used for T. bruce?
enters CNS
What is pork tapeworm?
Taenia solium
What is beef tapeworm?
Taenia saginata
What is dog tapeworm?
Echinococcus granulosum
What is fish tapeworm?
Diphyllobothrium latum
What is the lung fluke?
Paragmonius westermani
Which species causes cerebral malaria?
falciparum
Anti-malarial drug therapy begins with what drug?
Chloroquine
What is the MOA of chloroquine?
blocks heme polymerase
Two drugs for chloroquine malaria?
mefloquine
atovoquone/proguanil
Drug for life threatening malaria?
quinidine
Check for what before administering quinidine?
G6PDase Deficiency
Ixodes tick transmits which two diseases?
Babesia
B. burgdoferi
Two drugs for babesia?
Atovaquone and azithromycin
What organism causes Chagas Disease?
T. cruzi
Which insect transmits Chagas?
Reduviid
Which two drugs for Chagas?
Benznidazole or Nifurtimox
What are the three drugs for Leishmania dononavi?
Spiking fevers
hepatosplenomegaly
pancytopenia
Two drugs for Leishmania dononavi?
Ampho B
sodium stibogluconate
Two drugs for E. vermicularis?
Bendazoles or pyrantel pamoate
Diethylcarbamazine treats which two bugs?
Loa Loa
W. bancrofti