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Decks in this class (24)

MI: Antimicrobials 1
Examples of selective targets for...,
What is the broad mechanism of ac...,
What is the broad mechanism of ac...
81  cards
MI: Antimicrobials 2
List some ways in which antibioti...,
List some common adverse events a...,
What does the choice of correct a...
30  cards
MI: Hospital Acquired Infections
How can hais be categorised,
What is the prevalence of hai in ...,
List 5 hais in order of prevalence
10  cards
MI: CNS Infections and Meningitis
What are the routes of entry into...,
What is the most common route of ...,
What is aseptic meningitis
39  cards
MI: Bacterial and Viral Vaccines
What r0 is required for a disease...,
What is herd immunity,
What is the herd immunity threshold
23  cards
MI: Fungal Infections
List three examples of yeast moulds,
What does dimorphic mean with reg...,
Describe the appearance of candid...
63  cards
MI: Mycobacterial Diseases
How can mycobacteria be categorised,
List three types of mycobacterial...,
What are the ypes of mycobacteria...
41  cards
MI: Neonatal and Childhood Infections
Which infections are screened for...,
Which other congenital infections...,
What does torch stand for
47  cards
MI: Wound, bone and joint infections
Name three major pathogens that c...,
List some factors affecting the s...,
What threshold of contamination o...
37  cards
MI: Pandemic Flu
Name four big flu pandemics that ...,
What is the natural reservoir for...,
Why does influenza cause respirat...
27  cards
MI: Urinary Tract Infection
In which situation is asymptomati...,
What is the difference between un...,
In which groups of patients are u...
36  cards
MI: Viral Hepatitis
How is hepatitis a spread,
What is the incubation period for...,
Describe the natural history of h...
39  cards
MI: Respiratory Tract Infections
List soe ways in which the body c...,
What type of bacterium is strepto...,
Why is no microbiological identif...
40  cards
MI: GI infections
List some reportable gi infections,
What are the main characteristics...,
What are the main characteristics...
56  cards
MI: Antivirals
Describe two approaches to antivi...,
How are viral infections normally...,
List some limiting factors for an...
48  cards
MI: Opportunistic Viral Infections
Describe some key overarching fea...,
List some causes of immune compro...,
List some primary causes of immun...
48  cards
MI: Fever in the Returning Traveller
List some diseases caused by mosq...,
What is the vector for malaria,
What are the five species of plas...
35  cards
MI: Infection CPC
Describe the typical clinical fin...,
How is pcp treated,
Which investigation can be used t...
26  cards
MI: HIV in African Children
What are some causes of hiv infec...,
List some clinical features of hi...,
What are some features of hiv enc...
16  cards
MI: Prion Disease
What is the rapid plasma reagent ...,
Name a marker of rapid neurodegen...,
What is a characteristic finding ...
37  cards
MI: Zoonoses
List some examples of new emergin...,
List three ways in which zoonoses...,
List examples of farm wild animal...
22  cards
MI: Viral Infections in Pregnancy
What are the three times at which...,
What type of virus is rubella,
Describe the mechanisms of terato...
50  cards
MICRO: Global health priorities and brain worms
What did the alma ata declaration...,
What two factors does daly encompass,
What does 1 daly mean
23  cards
MICRO: Tuberculosis and Development
What are the goals to end global ...,
What is driving the tb epidemic,
Socioeconomic development is an i...
6  cards

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