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| PAS stain is for one organism in particular |
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| T. whippelii uses this stain |
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| Silver stain for this lung infections |
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bacteria - specifically Legionella pneumo uses this stain
Multiple fungi (PCP) use this stain as well |
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| Ziehl-Neelsen stain is used for? |
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| This stain is used for acid fast bacteria |
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| India Ink is for this bug in particular |
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| Cryptococcus neoformans uses this stain in particular |
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| Borellia burgdorferi and Babesia - what's the vector |
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Coxsakie A., Rickett's (rocky mtn spt fever), Syphilis (T. palladium)
C.A.R.S.
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Infections which cause lesions on palms and soles
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| Coxiella burnetii causes what Dz |
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| What is the reaction called: cross rxn where ppl w/ rickettsial dz have anti-rickettsia antibodies which cross react w/ Proteus O antigen and agglutinate (mix pt sera w/ proteus antigen = agglutinate) |
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Definition
inhaled spores from tick feces or cattle placenta is how this is spread
-no vector |
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| Clostridium perfringes has what special characteristic on agar |
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| Double zone of hemolysis on blood agar is what organism |
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| What does Listeria do on blood agar? |
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1) Endocarditis and osteomylitis are commonly caused by what?
2) and osteomylitis in sickle cell is caused by what? |
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Definition
1) Staph aureus
2) Salmonella |
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| This is usually the cause of infection on implanted prostheses and IV catheters |
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Definition
| Staph epidrmidisi (coag neg) |
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| Subacute endocarditis is caused by what 2 organisms in what group? |
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Definition
| Group D strep - Enterococcus & Strep bovis |
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| What toxin does Clostridium perforenges use & what does it do? |
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Definition
| Alpha toxin lecthinase - causes myonecrosis |
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| What are the toxins and their actions for Clostridium difficile |
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Definition
Toxin A is an enterotoxin and damages brush border
Toxin B destroys the enterocyte cytoskeleton, causes pseudomembrane |
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| what are the two filamentous gram pos bacteria and their diseases |
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Definition
1) Actinomyces causes oro/facial abscesses and sinusitis tract drainage w/ sulfur granules
2) Nocardia (near cardia) infects the lungs (usually in immunocompromised). |
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| What are the organisms which are gram negative cocci? |
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Definition
Nisseria meningiditis
Nisseria gonococcus
Moraxella cattheris |
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| What is unique about EHEC metabolism? |
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Definition
| does not ferment sorbitol where other E. coli types do |
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| Leptospira causes what symptoms & what is it caused when it is severe |
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Definition
1) flu sx, abd pain, Jaundice, Photophobic conjunctivitis
2) Weil's Dz is severe, ictero hemorrhagic, severe jaundice w/ liver/kidney dysfunction, axotemia, hemorrhage and anemia |
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| What is the difference in Rickettsial rashes b/w rickettsii and typhus/prowazkii |
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1) Ricketsii is rocky mountian starts on hands/feet (palms soles too) and moves centrally
2) typhus/prowazkii rash starts on the trunk and moves outward |
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| What does mycoplasma pneumonia cause immunologically and what is special about it's membrane |
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Definition
1) it causes IgM cold agglutins
2) it has no wall and is the only prokaryote to have cholesterol in it's membrane |
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| Where does cornybacteria's AB toxin act? |
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Definition
| inactivates EF-2 on 60S ribosome - no protein synthesis, causes pseudomembrane |
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| how does shiga toxin woark |
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Definition
| claves host rRNA (for 60s) and enhances cytokine release - causes endotheilal damamge, endothelia swell and mechanically lyse RBCs (hemolytic) |
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| Differences between N. meningiditis and gonococci |
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Definition
Meningiditis has a capsule and can ferment mannose
Gonococcus has no capsule, can not ferment mannose, but has rapidly changing antigens. |
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Definition
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| What virus is associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in chinese populations? |
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Definition
| EBV is can cause that neoplasm. |
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| What are the 3 major chemical mediators of sepsis? |
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Definition
TNF-alpha is the most impt
IL-1 does fever - brain to make PGE2
IL-6 also does fever (from Tcells, macrophages, smooth and striated muscles) |
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| What diarrhea do you get from an animal, like a dog, which also recently had diarrhea? |
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| Campylobacter is the zoonotic diarrhea |
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