Protozoan Flashcards
5 non flag intestinal protozoan
E. Histolytica, E. Hartmoni, E. Coli, E. polecki, e. nana
Big bad wolf of intestinal
E. histo
all Entamoeba genus have
cysts
E. histo troph location
inside RBC
E. histo # of nuclei in troph
4
All non path entamoeba
e. hartmoni, e. coli, e. polecki, e. nana
E. nana # of nuclei
4
E. polecki # of nuclei
1
E. hartmoni # of nuclei
4
E. coli # of nuclei
multinucleated
Dx for entamoebas
cysts/trophozoites in stool
infec for entamoebas
inhalation/consuming cysts
3 CNS/skin protozoan
N. Fowleri, acanthamoeba, B. mandrillas
Big bad CNS wolf
N. fowleri
N. fowleri patho
brain eating
N. fowleri infection
fresh, low o2 water
diagnostic N. fowleri
trophozoites in CSF
Acanthamoeba path
necrosis in eyes/skin
acanth infection
soil and fresh watrer
acanth diagnosis
cysts and tropho in tissue
All 6 blood and tissue
(leishmania and trypanasoma) L donovani, L brazil, L. tropica, T. Gambiense, T. rodesiense, T. cruzi