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Pol gene

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Polymerase

  • Reverse Transcriptase
  • Integrase
  • Protease
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T. pallidium pertenue

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Yaws

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Immune Reconstructive Inflammatory Syndrome (IRS)

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Paradoxical worsening of pre-existing infectious process following initiation of HAART in HIV pt

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Streptococcus saprophyticus

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Non-motile
Coagulase-ve, catalase -ve
Novobiocin resistant
Urease +ve (contributes to struvite formation)
ROS: uncomplicated UTI in young sexually active women aka “Honeymoon cystitis”

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Kaposi’s Sarcoma

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CD4 < 500
Etiology: HHV-8
Pathogenesis: tumor of blood vessel walls
ROS: pink/red/purple lesions on skin and mouth (can affect GIT and lungs too)

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HPV

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Condylomata acuminatum (6 and 11) mucosal membranes
Oncogenic subtypes (16 and 18 via e6 and e7 inactivating RB and P53 respectively)
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Env gene

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Envelope glycoproteins

  • gp41 - transmembrane glycoprotein (facilitates co-receptor binding w/ CCR5 on MΦ or CXCR4 on Th cells)
  • gp120 - surface glycoprotein (binds to CD4)
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UPEC virulence factors

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Type I fimbriae: attach to mannosylated proteins (can detach by exposure to mannose aka mannose sensitive)
P adhesin: attach to glycophospholipids, assoc. w/ pyelonephritis

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CD4 < 50

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MAC (mycobacterium avian complex)

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HSV-2

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2 cause of cervicitis

Pathogenesis: cytolytic, fast replicating, latency in sacral ganglion, virus shed during replication
ROS: cluster of tender/painful lesions w/ tender lymphadenopathy
Diagnosis: Tzanck smear w/ multinucleated giant cells and Cowdry bodies (intranuclear inclusions)

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HIV Pathogenesis

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Syncytia formation, tropism for CD4 T-cells and MΦ, transported to LNs by MΦ or dendritic cells, downregulation of MHC, ag variation, masking of target epitopes

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Leismhmania donovani

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Transmission: usually sandfly vector but could be via needle sharing or blood transfusion too
ROS: disseminated visceral leishmaniasis (wt loss, fever, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia/pancytopenia)

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Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

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2 cause of vaginitis

Pathogenesis: directional hyphae growth (thigmotropism), dimorphism, biofilm formation, adhesins (Als3), hydrolases, siderophores
ROS: puritis, curdlike d/c, satellite lesion
Dx: KOH prep, pH in nml range

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Trichomonis vaginalis

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Flagellated protozoa w/ undulating membrane
Pathogenesis: lacks mitochondria (has hydrogenosome for anaerobic metabolism/fermentation)
ROS: usually asymptomatic; frothy d/c, gray or yellow-green color, strawberry cervix
Dx: motile trophozoites on microscopy
*increased susceptibility for HIV infection

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Bacilliary angiomatosis

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Etiology: Bartonella hensleae
Pathogenesis: obligate intracellular triggers proliferation and persistent infection of endothelial cells and RBCs
ROS: initially appears as purplish to bright red skin patches (resembles Kaposi’s Sarcoma)

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CD4 < 100

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Toxoplasma gondii 
Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptosporidium parvum 
CMV
*CD4 from 50-100
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Pathogenesis: Type IV pili for adhesion(ag variation for recurrent infection), IgA protease, β-lactamase, LOS (PMN infiltrate)
ROS (cervicitis): purulent d/c, dysuria, dyspareunia, PID
Dx: modified Thayer-Martin agar (DON’T refrigerate swabs); G-ve diplococci in dead PMNs

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AIDS definition

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  • CD4 < 200

* 2 AIDS defining illnesses regardless of CD4 count

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Non-specific Treponemal Screening tests?

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VDRL and RPR: heterophile Ab’s against cardiolipin-cholesterol-lecithin ag

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UPEC Pathogenesis

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IBC: intracellular biofilm community
Quiescent reservoirs: metabolically inactive organism hiding in epithelial cells, the differentiation of the cell wakes the bacteria and this leads to recurrence of infections

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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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Predisposing infections: HTLV-1, HCV, EBV

Pathogenesis: originates in lymphocytes usually in LNs

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T. palladum carateum

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Pinta

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Paradoxical IRIS (AIDS pt)

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Worsening of recognized pre-existing infection

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Tuberculosis (AIDS assoc.)

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1/3 of AIDS pt’s have TB too, leading COD in ppl living w/ AIDS

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Nugent’s Criteria

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Gram stain of vaginal swab: mixed flora w/ absent or low Lactobacilli indicxates BV
*Abnormal Nugent score = 10

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Specific Treponemal Test:

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FTA-ABS: fluorescent Treponemal Ab absorbed test
TP-PA
TPHA
MHA-TP

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Pneumocystis jirovecii

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CD4 < 200
Pathogenesis: CW contains chitin and glucan
ROS: interstitial pneumonitis w/ mononuclear infiltrate, dyspnea, nonproductive cough; extrapulmonary lesions in RES
Dx: bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL) w/ silver stain or toluidine blue (disc shaped clusters seen on microscopy)
CXR: ground glass

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Klebsiella granulomatis

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Clinical manifestation: ulcer
Pathogenesis: Donovan bodies (intracellular inclusions w/in macrophages)
ROS: beefy red suppurative PAINLESS ulcer w/ expanding borders that tend to bleed easily
Diagnosis: Giemsa stain (bc intracellular) or tissue-based culture would show “safety pin” appearance

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T. paallidum endemicum

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Bejel

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Proteus vulgaris

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Hyperflagellate (swarming motility)
Urease +ve
Phenylalanine delaminates (contributes to struvite stone formation)
H2S production
Dx: rose-like pattern on agar d/t type of motility

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CMV (in AIDS pt)

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Pathogenesis: est latent infection in mononuclear lymphocytes and stromal cells of BM, activated when CD4 levels drop
ROS: retinitis in eyes (can lead to blindness), GIT sx’s, pneumonia, other organs affected too

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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#2 cause of uncomplicated UTIs and #3 cause of complicated UTIs
Clinical manifestation: UTI, struvite stone (Urease +ve)
Pathogenesis: large polysaccharide (mucoid) capsule, pili, LPS, carbapenemase
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Chlamydophila trachomatis (L1-L3)

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Clinical manifestation: Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
Pathogenesis: obligate intracellular (EB is infectious, RB is replicative)
ROS: painful buboes (nodules that ulcerated), enlarged painful LNs can form fistulas

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MAC (complex)

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AIDS defining illness complex of M. avium and M. intracellularae
ROS: cough, RES sx’s, night sweats, wt loses, fatigue, diarrhea, anemia
*CD4 < 50

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HBV and HCV (in AIDS pt)

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HIV + hepatitis = more likely to develop liver toxicity from meds (bc they’re metabolized in the liver)

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CD4 < 500

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Candida albicans
Kapok Sarcoma (HHV-8)
*CD4 from 200-500

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Western Blot for HIV

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Only used for screening blood from blood donors

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HIV Lifecycle

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  1. Binding to CD4 and CCR5 (or CXCR4 later in dz), fusion of membranes and virus injected into cell
  2. RT converts HIV RNA to dsDNA then transported to nucleus and integrated into host genome by integrase = provirus
  3. Provirus uses host RNA pol to transcribe mRNA makes HIV proteins and new virus self-assembles
  4. After budding from host cell protease cuts the proteins into smaller functional proteins
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Bacterial Vaginosis

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Pathogenesis: overgrowth of anaerobes d/t unbalanced pH bc of imbalance of Lactobacilli + biofilm formation by causative organisms
Etiology: Gardernella vaginalis
ROS: thin grey/milky white malodorous d/c (fishy smelling) and is adherent to vaginal walls

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Composition of struvite stones?

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Ammonium-magnesium-phosphate

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Gag gene

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Group specific antigens (core and capsid proteins)

  • P17 - matrix protein
  • P24 - capsid protein
  • P7P9 - nucleocapsid protein
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Treponema pallidum

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Spirochete
Pathogenesis: endoflagellum (motility), hydrogenosome for fermentation (like Trichomonas), attaches to fibronectin, highly liphilic (immune evasion), immunopathogenic
Dx: darkfield microscopy (or screening and specific tests)

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Clue cells

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Sloughed epithelial cells coated w/ bacteria (namely Gardernella)

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Salmonella

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G-ve, motile, produces H2S, encapsulated
Transmission: reptiles, poultry, dairy
Pathogenesis: invades SI, travel through BM to lamina propria and enters blood stream
ROS: inflammatory diarrhea (more severe dz in AIDS pt)
Sequelae: chronic carrier state (shed from gallbladder)
Prevention: polysaccharide vaccine

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Amstel Criteria

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Diagnoses: bacterial vaginosis
Vaginal pH >4.5
Wet mount: clue cells > 20% per HPF
+ve amine or “whiff” test

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Unmasking IRIS (AIDS pt)

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Worsening of unrecognized pre-existing infection

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Haemophilus ducreyi

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Clinical manifestation: Chancroid
Epidemiology: Asia, Africa, Caribbean
Pathogenesis: cytolethal distending toxin kills T cells
ROS: ragged/soft PAINFUL ulcer, tender regional lymphadenopathy
Diagnosis: Factor X (fastidious growth) on Chocolate agar, “railroad tracks” arrangement of colonies

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Lactobacilli

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Protective against overgrowth of G-ve rods causing BV, produce lactic acid to maintain pH, H2O2 produced to maintain low pH

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Cryptosporidium parvum

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CD4 < 100
Transmission: recreational water
Pathogenesis: ingestion of oocyst that releases 4 motile sporozoites when it gets to SI, then it invades the epithelium and develops into trophzoite
ROS: profuse watery diarrhea (> 50 BMs per day), severe abd pn
Dx: oocysts on modified Ziegler-Neelson

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Viral Load vs. CD4 Count

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Viral load is cheaper and easier to monitor, suggests how rapidly dz occurs (monitors therapy), rises initially upon infection then goes down

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CD4 < 200

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Pneumocystis jirovecci (PCP)
Histoplasma capsulatum
Coccidiodes immitis
JC virus (PML)
*CD4 from 100-200
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Chlamydophila trachomatis (D-K)

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Clinical manifestation: #1 cervicitis, #2 urethritis (non-gonococcal), #2 PID
Pathogenesis: obligate intracellular; EB (infectious) and RB (replicative)
ROS: watery d/c, dysuria (burning) [men - itchy penis]
Dx: NAATs (or Giemsa? cuz intracellular)

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Syphilis

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Primary: painless chancre
Secondary: condylomata lata (highly infectious), copper/bronze rash involving palms and soles
Tertiary: tabes dorsalis, CVS and CNS sx’s

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Mycoplasma genitalium

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3 urethritis (non-gonococcal)

Structure: lacks CW, has sterols in outer membrane
Pathogenesis: MgPa tip adhesins, produces H2O2 and superoxides (damage tissue), lipoproteins (evade host defenses)
ROS: urethritis (non-specific sx’s)

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Toxoplasma gondii

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CD4 < 100
Transmission: ingestion of oocytes via cats or undercooked meat
Pathogenesis: reactivation of cysts
ROS: CNS sx’s (focal encephalitis w/ HA, fever, confusion, motor weakness)
Dx: proliferating tachyzoites surrounded by liquefactive necrosis
CT: ring enhancing lesions in brain

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