Transplacental infections (Torches)

Question 1

Which medications are used for toxoplasmosis?

Answer 1

Sulfadiazine or pyrimethamine

Atovaquone or clindamycin

Question 2

Is the rubella virus enveloped?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Where does the rubella virus replicate?

Answer 3

Cytoplasm

Question 4

Is the rubella virus nonsegmented?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Is the rubella virus double or single stranded?

Answer 5

Single

Question 6

What other conditions can result from a rubella infection?

Answer 6

Mental retardation, microcephaly, intrauterine growth retardation, thrombocytopenic purpura, hepatosplenomegaly, progressive post-rubella panencephalopathy

Question 7

Is treponema pallidum poorly gram staining?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

Treponema pallidum is a

Answer 8

Extracellular spirochete

Question 9

Is treponema pallidum gram positive or negative?

Answer 9

Negative

Question 10

Treponema pallidum have

Answer 10

Corckscrew motility

Question 11

Is treponema pallidun difficult to culture?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

Is treponema pallidum visible under dark field microscopy?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

What are some symptoms of congenital syphilis?

Answer 13

Rhinitis, rash of secondary stage, bone deformations

Question 14

How do we diagnose treponema pallidum?

Answer 14

IgM tests

Question 15

How do we treat treponema pallidum?

Answer 15

Penicillin G

Question 16

Where does the parvovirus B19 replicate?

Answer 16

Nucleus

Question 17

Parvovirus can lead to

Answer 17

Abortion/miscarriage
Hydrops fetalis
Anemia

Question 18

How is parvovirus diagnosed?

Answer 18

Serology and PCR

Question 19

Which bacteria can be transferred from the maternal normal flora due to a difficult labor?

Answer 19

Strep agalactiae

Question 20

Strep agalactiae can cause what?

Answer 20

Bulging fontanelles (hydrocephalus) , irratibility

Question 21

Where is strep agalactiae detected?

Answer 21

CSF

Question 22

What shape is listeria monocytogenes?

Answer 22

Gram positive rods

Question 23

Listeria monocytogenes is the third cause of

Answer 23

Neonatal meningitis

Question 24

How is listeria monocytogenes transmitted?

Answer 24

Maternal normal flora

Question 25

Listeria monocytogenes can cause

Answer 25

Hydrocephalus

Question 26

Where is listeria monocytogenes detected?

Answer 26

CSF

Question 27

How is listeria monocytogenes treated?

Answer 27

Ampicillin with or without aminoglycoside