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what is the organism that causes Lyme disease
Spirochete Borrelia burgodoferi
what animals are the host for carrying the tick that transmits the lyme disease
deer
mice
does tick need to be attached to cause infection
yes- for 36-48 hrs
what are the states where majority of cases of lyme dz occur
NY
NJ
CT
RI
MN
WI
VA
OR
CA
how long does it take for the local manifestation of lyme disease
it takes WEEKS after infection
shows up as target lesion in groin or axilla with LAD and flu like illness
what are the common things that you might see with early disseminated lyme disease
fatigue, malaise, LAD
ECM
migratory arthritis
Bells palsy
Heart block
what are some neurological manifestation of lyme disease
Bells palsy
aseptic meningitis
transverse myelitis
what disease may give you false positive for lyme disease if checking on ELISA
SLE
RA
EBV
HIV
how can you confirm the ELISA test for Lyme disease
Western blot
when do you need to start prophylaxis
within 72 hrs of FINDING partially engorged tick attached. and the start Doxy 200 BID
when can you use ceftriaxone for lyme disease
If neurological manifestaion other than Bells palsy, cardiac and chronic arthritis
when can you use doxycycline for the treatment of lyme disase
derm manifestaions
early arthritis without cards or neuro involvement
anatomically what are the lower UTI
urethritis
cystitis
prostatis
anatomically what are the upper urinary tract infections
Pyelo
renal abscess
what are uncompiacted UTI
cystitis in nonpregnant women
what are complicated UTI
upper tract UTI
UTI in men
UTI in preg woman
UTI with underlying structural neurological dz
what are some cathter associated UTI
yeast
ecoli
what are some causes for urethritis
N gonnorhea
Chlamydia
how is urethritis present different from cystitis
urethirits has some sx as cystits except with urethral discharge
what should be the txt for asx pregnant women with UTI
3 day of abx
what is the txt for neisseria urethritis
ceftriaxone 15mg Im X 1 or levaquin 500 X1
When treating for neiserria what else needs to be treated
Chlamydia
Doxy 100mg po 7 days or azithro 1g PO x1
what test you want to order initially for Syphillis
FTA-ABS
how do make the dx of priamry syphillus
dark field microscopy
how do u make the dx of secondary syphillis
serological tests and clinical picture- signs and sx of syphillis
when do you need to check CSF in latent syphillis
NEURO OR optho sx
other e/o active syphillis
before retreatment of relapse
HIV pt
how do you follow txt for syphllis
VDRL
what is the preventive txt for HIV and TB
INH X 12 mos
side effects of INH
Hepatitis
peripheral neuropathy
Lupus
How do you prevent peripheral neuropathy due to INH
Pyridoxine
Side effects of Rifampin
orange disocloration of tears
Hepatitis
Hypersenstaivity
Side effects of Pyrazinamide
Hepatitis
Hyperuricemia--GOUT
Arthritis
side effect of ethambutol
Optic neuritis
latent TB txt for HIV positive Pt
INH with pyridoxine X 12 mos
COPD pneumonia what s a common bug
H influenza
young healthy adults pneumonia...whats the bug
Mycoplasma
Chlamydia
elderly, smokers, decreased immunity pneumonia...whats the bug
Leoginella
alcoholics PNA
GNR
especially Klebsilla
jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
12-24 hr after inital start of ABx for syphillis
abrupt fevers, chills, tachy, hyperventiltion and vasodilation with mild hypotension
TXT with ASA
what is the txt for Jrisch-Herxhiemer for neurosyphillis or pregnanct women
Prednisone with ASA
what are common predisposing conditions for community acquired menengitis
acute otitis media
altered immune status
alcoholism
pneumonia
DM2
sinusitis
CSF leak
what are most common organisms causing bacterial meningitis
s. pneumoniae
N. meningitis
H flu
Listeria
what two types of baterial menegitis that dexamethaosone is recomnded
penumococcal in adults
H flu in kids
when do we need to consider listeria meningitis
immunocompromised hosts
pregnant woman
elderly
what group of pt are increased risk for mengococcal meningitis
complement def
carrier of mengicoccal in nasopharynx
mengiococcal meningitis is assocaited with..
waterhouse friderichsen syndrome
DIC
who need prophylaxis after exposure to meningococcal meningitis
substantial respiratory exposure
roomates
household contacts
day care members
persons exposed to oral secretions
what is the ppx for mengococcal meningitis
cipro
ceftriaxone
rifampin
what type of infections can neiseeria gonorrhea can cause
urethritis
cervicitis
pharyngitis
proctitis
which sex is more commonly assocaited with asx carrier of gonorrhea
female
how does disseminated gonnorrhea present and what type of test need to run
tenosynovitis, skin lesions, arthralgias
cultures specimen from urethera, cervix, rectum, pharynx
what is the most common cause for non gonococal urethritis and cervicitis
chlamydia
what are possible organisms responsible for pelvic inflammatory disease
n. gonnorrhea
chlymdia
mycoplasma homnis
what is fitz-high-curtis syndorme
acute perihepatitis caused by direct extension of gonoorhea or chlamydia to liver capsule
IUD causing PID what is the organism
actinomyces israelii
vaginal discharge
vaginal itch
odor irritation
strawberry cervix
Trichomonas vaginalis
clue cells on wet mount
gardnerella vaginalis
risk factors for gardnerella
multiple sex parterns
douching
lack of vaginal lactobacillus
fishy smell when vaginals ecretions mixed with KOh prep
bacterial vagnosis
do partners need to be treated for trichomonas
bacterial vaginosis
trichomonas--Yes
Bacterial vaginosis---No
what are 2 most common pathogens assocaited with epidydamitis in
1. young men
2. older men
1. Neisseria gonorrhea and chlaymydia
2. Ecoli
what condition needs to be ruled out if considering epidydamitis
testicular torsion
humoral def in MM, CLL, and AIDs put you at increased risk for what type of infections
encapsulated organisms such as pneumococcus
mengiococcus
H. Influenza
what are 2 intra RBC paracitic infections that occur more frequenlty in splenectomozed pt
Malaria
Babesiosis
pt with IgA def what kind of infections do they get
atopic rhinitis
atopic asthma
giardias
early onset of SLE
complement def C2 def
pt with late complement def like C5-C9 what are they at inc risk for
encapsulated organisms--especially menengococcimia
in the first post op month after organ transplant what infxn are at increased risk
usual post op nosocomial infxn and pneumonias
what is the viral infxn we have to worry about with first 6 weeks of post op transplant pt
HSV- give acyclovir as ppx
what infections we need to worry about in first 4 months of post op organ transplant
PCP
Toxo
Fungi
CMV
Mycobacterium
Listeria
Hep B
Nocardia
what infections we need to worry about in 2-6 months after post op organ transplant
VZV
EBV
Hep C
when do need to worry about cryptococcus neoformans after post op transplant pt
4 or more months later
Red skin
Hypotension
fever
diarrhea
Hypocalcemia
TSS
What are 2 possible bacteria involved in TSS
Staphylococcus
streptococcus pyogenes
what bacteria do you see if any foreign body was left post op and cause bacteremia
Staph. epi
what bacteria is assocaited with colon cancer
strep bovis
what bacteria need to be considered if pt get endocarditis after TURP
enterococcus faecalis
how does diphtheria presents
caused by cornybaterium diphtheriae
URI
gray white pharyngeal membrane
horseness
sore throat
low grade fever
what are some toxic effects of diphtheria
myocarditis
cardiomyopathy
poluneurtits
How do you treat diphtheria
erythromycin
antitoxin for diphtheria
what cause anthrax
bacillus anthracis
large gram positive rods
what are cutaneous manifestation of anthrax
starts as painless papule
then forms a painless ulcer
then forms an eschar
how does pulmonic anthrax forms presents
malaise
fever
myalgias
hypoxia
hypotension
MEDIASTINAL WIDENING
how do you treat anthrax
quinolones for txt and ppx
how does bubonic palgue presents
localized LAD
pneumonic can spread through coughing
what casues rocky mountain spotted fever
rickettsia rickettsii
what are classic signs of riskettsiia--rocky mountain spotted fever
rash
fever
HA
arthralgias
what does a pleural fluid from Tb shows
lymphocyte count of 1000-6000
low glucose
elevated protein
elevated LDH
fish tank bacillus
Mycobacterium marinum
non healing skin ulcers in people workingin fish tanks
weakly acid fast
beaded, branching
filamentous
Nocardia
what organ system can nocardia can affect
lung infection
thin walled cavitary leison
focal brain abscess
how do you treat nocardia
high dose bactrim
OR amikacin and Imipenem
what is the ddx for pneumonia and splenomegaly
C.psittaci
histoplasmosis
what are 2 type of test for syphillis
non treponemal --VDRL, RPR
treponemal-- FTA-ABS
-RPR
+FTA-ABS
succeful txt for syphillis in past
early infection- RPR is negative
false positive- repeat RPR in 6 wks
+ RPR
- FTA-ABS
early infection
what can give you a false positive for FTA-ABS but not RPR
Lyme disease
what test need to be run for syphillis screen in pregnant pt
RPR or VDRL
what is the test to see if succefull txt has been done for syphillis
VDRl or RPR
what is the txt for primary syphillis or early latency period of secondary syphillis
benzathin PCN
or
Doxy100mg BID X 14 days
what is the txt for late secondary syphillis or tertiary syphilis with cardio problems
Benzathine PCN q week X 3 weeks
or
Doxy 100mg BID X 4 weeks
what is the txt for neurosyphillis
PCN G IV qd X 10-14 days then q weekly x 3 weeks
if PCN allergic desensatize
how do we treat newborn and pregnant women
PCN
what is weil syndrome
severe hepatitis
renal failure
hem compliacation
pulmoanry sx
what can cause weil syndrome
leptospirosis
clues to leptospirosis
contact with dog or rat urine
when do you expect the tick to transmit lyme disease
after being attached for 2 or more days
how do you make the dx for stage I lyme dz
clinical dx








Clinical dx:
Do not order serologies
erythema migrans--target leions
myalgias
arthralgias
fever
HA
LAD
how does neuritis presents in lyme dz
peripheral neuropathy
foot drop
CN palsy
bells palsy
pt with skin manifestation of lyme dz..what to do
treat with doxy no serologies needed
recurrent oligoarthitits in non lyme dz endemic area
only treat if western blot is positive
how do you treat early lyme dz or bells palsy
oral doxy or amoxicillin
how do you treat neurological and cardiac sx of lyme dz
ceftriaxone or PCn for 21 days
cotton wool patch on retina
disseminated candidiasis
chronic mucocutaneous cadidiasis
bad, chronic oral and facial rash
alopecia
esophageal stricture
what dz are assocaited with chronic mucouctaenous candidiasis
polyglandualr deficiency
hypoparathyroidism
addison dz
DM
Hypothyroidism
Vitiligo
what 3 deadly syndrome you wanna know with candidemia
septic peripheral thrombophlebitis
septic thrombosis of the great central veins with central lines
hepatosplenic candidiasis- get CT
when do you suspect septic thrombosis of the great central veins
edema of the upper body 2 days after removing central line
what are the risks of candidemia--and what drugs are used to treat
vertebral OM
hepatic abscess
endopthalmitis

TXT with ampho and diflucan
HOW DO YOU TREAT CANDIDEMIA ASSOCAITEDW ITH INFECTED CATHETER
REMOVE THE CATHETER AND TXT WITH AMPHO OR DIFLUCAN
CAVITARY PULMONARY LESIONS AND PERIPHERAL CANNON BALL SKIN LESIONS
CRYPTOCOCCUS
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON PRESENTATION OF CRYPTOCOCCUS
CRYPTOCOCCUS MENINGOENCEPHALITIS
HOW DO YOU TREAT CRYOTCOCCUS MENGITIS
5 FLOUROCYTOSINE AND AMPHO
Pt in Arizona with flu like and sx and sarcoid like sx
cocci
how do you treat cocci
diflucan
bat and bird droppings
histo
missisispi and ohio river valley
histo
interstial pna
palate ulcers
splenomegaly
histo
what presenattaion of histo is similar to TB
cavitary pna
skin crusted lesion
arkansas and wisconsin hunters
bone lesions
Blastomyces
black necrotic spot on the nose
DM pt
necrotizing cavitating pneumonia
Mucor
what infection acquired during pregnancy can cause fetal mental retardation and nectrotizing chorioretinitis
Congenital toxo
how do you treat toxo in AIDs pt
pyrimethamine + Sulfadiazine and leukovorin
ACID FAST..SMALL AND ROUND WITH DIARRHEA
CRYPTOSPORIDIUM
ACID FAT--LARGE AND ROUND WITH DIARRHEA
ISOSPORA
HOW DO YOU TREAT ISOSPORA AND CYCLOSPROA
BACTRIM
BANANA GAMETOPHYTE
PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM
WHAT TYPE OF MALARIA IS ASSOCAITED WITH NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
PLASMODIUM MALARIAE. BUT ANY MALARIA CAUSE NEPHRITIS
how do you treat non falciparum malaria
cholorquine or primaquine
what is a sideeeffct of primaquine
hemolytic anemia with G6PD deficiency
MUST SCREEN FOR G6PD def
what is the ppx against malaria especially when considering falciparum regions
Mefloquine or malarone
how do you treat chloroquine resistent malaria
quinine
pancytopenia and tick bute what disease
Ehrlichia
Intra RBC maltese cross
Babesia
fever
hemolytic anemia
Hemoglobulinemia
babesia
how do you treat babesia
quine
clinda
azithro
\may do plasmapharesis
how do you check for liver amebic abscess
Do Serologies..aspirate do not show ameba
how do u trat liver abscess due to ameba
Flagyl
what kind of paracitic infection cause EOSINOPHILIA
Helminth
clonorchis sinensis
chinese liver fluke
Biliary obstruction
Schistosoma haematobium
infects baldder and cause urinary sx
fever
LAD
Diarrhea
cirrhossi
esophageal varices
Schistosomiasis
diarrhea
hepatosplenomegaly
marked eosinophilia
Schistosomiasis
Tzank smear
HSV
Multinucleated giant cells
HSV
most common casue of neonatal HSV
intrapartum
foscarnet
used to treat those with HSV resistent to acyclovir
what causes herpes zoster and chickenpox
VZV
what is the rec for pregnant women exposed to chickenpox
recieve zoster immune globulin within 4 days of exposure
DONOT GIVE VZV vaccine to pregnant women its an alive virus
how would you treat adults and adolescents with chickenpox
acyclovir 800mg TID X 5 days
name post transplant CMV infection
encephalitis
hepatitis
retnitis
colitis
adrenalitis- causes adrenal insuff
inclusion bodies on biopsy
CMV
what are some major toxicities assocaited with gancyclovir
granulocytopenia
thrombocytopenia
EBV is associated with
nasopharyngeal ca
Burkitts lymphoma
hairy cell leukoplakia

what causes hairy cell leukoplakia
EBV
heterophil antibody titer
Mnospot test
DDX for mononucleosis.. monsopt negative
CMV
what should be offered to pregnant woman exposed to rubella during 1st trimester
theraputic abortion due high risk of birth defect
cough
coryza
conjunctivitis with photophobia
Measles
whitish blue spots on white base
koplick spot
treatment for influenza A and B
Tamiflu
Relenza
what animals rabies is found in
bats
Raccoons
Skunks
Foxes
what should be done for rabies if animal is not available for rabies and vaccine was given more than 6 yrs ago
give the vaccine and immune globulin
parotid gland enlargement
Bulemia
Mumps
Parvovirus B19 can cause
Erythema infectiosum-fifth disease
arthritis
Aplastic anemia
slapped cheek rash
Parvovirus B19
AIDs and chronic hemoltyic anemia pt with parvovirus can cause
Aplastic anemia
earliest detectable sign of HIV
HIV PCR DNA
side effect of didanosine
pancreatitis
peripheral neuropathy
which HAART med is associated with hypersensativity reaction
Abacavir
what are sideffects of protease inhibitors
fat redistribution
lipid abnormalaties
DO NO USE STATINS TO TREAT THIS
side effect of zidovudine
bone marrow suppression and myelopathy
what are SE of Sustiva
CNS side effects-bad dreams
teratogen
Whata re SE of Indinavir
Kidney stone
when to start HAART
Symptomatic AIDs or severe Sx no matter what CD4
Asx and CD4 less than 200
what to do when finger stick from infected needle
start 3 drug regimen for 4 weeks
whata re some signs of HIV disease
seborrheic dermatitis
taenia infections
psoriasis
Molluscum folliculitis
hairy cell leukoplakia
herpes
oral or vaginal candidiasis
what 2 meningitis can give you CN palsies
TB and Lyme dz
what is the work up for genital ulcer and LAD
Syphillis
HSV
H ducreyi
LGV
how does haemophoilus ducreyi presents and how do you treat it
tender genital papules with purulent ulcers
painful LAD
treat with 1 does of ceftriaxone
what is the treatment for LGV
doxy x 21 days
what bacteria found in shell fish can cause large hemm bullae, necrosis, LAD and septicemia
Vibrio vulnificus

watch out liver pt
fish tank bacillius
non healing ulcer
acid fast bacilli
mycobacterium marinum
txt with ethambutol, rifampin
what is the usual presentation of Actinomyces
Cervicofacial involvement caused by dental infection
Actinomyces is asscaited with
IUD
Appenditcitis
How do you treat actinomyces
PCN or ampicillin
which abx can lower the sz threshold
Imipenem
drug used for invasive aspergillosis
Caspofungin
drug used to treat schistosomiasis
Praziquantel and albendazole
what drug levels are increased with levaquin
Cyclosporine
Coumadin
Theophyilline
causes of TSS
Staph aureus
Strep pyogenes
tell me about blood cultures in staph and strep related TSS
In staph- BCx Negative
In Strep Bcx Positive
what are CNS
S. Epidermidis
S. saprophyticus
what kind of ppl do you see strep pneumonia
splenectomized pt
SSD
very young
very old
leukemia pt
what does S pyogenes cause
strep pharynigtis
TSS
Rheumatic fever
scarlet fever
post TURP endocardritis ans sepsis..what the bug
Enterococcus faecalis
how do you dx a brain abscess
CT with contrast
aspirate ans cx
emperic txt for brain abscess
ceftriaxone
Flagyl
Vancomycin
what bugs do you expect in brain abscess if frontal lobe dz
paranasal sinus--pneumococcus, h influenza, anerobes
what bugs do you expect to find in temporal-cerebellar brain abscess
s. aureus
GNR
H FLu
Pneumococcus

THINK OF MIDDLE EAR INFECTIONS
which HIV med is a teratogen
SUSTIVA--EFAVIRRENZ
WHAT ARE INDICATION FOR STARTING HAART
Patients with a history of an AIDS-defining illness
Patients with a CD4 cell count <350/µL
Patients with HIV-associated nephropathy
Patients with co-infection with chronic hepatitis B that requires treatment
Patients who are pregnant
SUBACUTE DIFFUSE ENCEPHALITIS
caused directly by HIV
what to do when you see ring enahancing lesion in AIDs pt
start emperic therapy with Pyramethamine and sulfonamide
or
Clinda
or trimetrexate
when can you d/c PCP ppx
CD4 > 200 for 3 months on HAART
when can u d/c MAC ppx
when CD4>100 for 3 months on HAART
how do you treat LIsteria
Ampicillin
serious or resisitent--Ampicillin + gent
for PCN allergy use vanco or Bactrim
side effect of kEtaconazole
hepatitis
Gynocomastia
nasues
how do u treat cocci
diflucan
txt for histo
acute pul gen no therapy
severe --itracanazole
disseminatedz with ampho and then itracanazole
how do u treat blastomyces
itracanzole
what is the use of itracanazole
histo
blasto
cocci
esophageal candida
aspergillosis
crypto
sporotrichosis
when do u use diflucan
esophagela candida
candidemia
good for CNS crypto after ampho
chronic cocci
when can u use vori
aspergillus
fusarium
Pseudallesscheria
what are toxic effects of Vori
visual distarbance
how do u treat invasive aspergillosis
Cansidas
what drug is used to decrease the pain asocaited with PHN
Famciclovir and Valacyclovir
what 3 drugs can be use to treat shingles
oral acyclovir
famciclovir
oral valcyclovir
what is the work up for genital ulcer and regional LAD
check for syphillis
culutre or ag test for HSV
H.ducreyi on choclate agar
LGV titers or biopsy the node to look for granulomas and donovan bodies
chancroid
tender genital papules which become painful purulent ulcers
painful LAD
lymphnodes may rupture
hAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI
How do you treat H. Ducreyi
Ceftriaxone 25o mg Im X1 or
azithromycin 1g PO X1 or
Cipro 500mg po bid X 3 days or
erythromycin 500mg po tid x 7 days
painless papule which ulcerate and he disappear in 1-3 weeks
then Inguinal LAD
LGV- Chlamydia trachomatis
how do you treat LGV
Doxy 100mg po BID X 21 days
or Erthromycin 500m po TID
what can casue PID
N. gonorrhea
Chlamydia
normal vaginal flora
what is the out p txt for PID
Ceftriaoxne 250mg Im X1 then Doxycycline 100mg po BID X 14 days +/- Flagyl 500mg po X 14 days
OR Leaquin
what is the in pt txt for PID
Cefotetan 2g Iv Q12 hr and doxy 100mg IV or PO q12 OR
Clindamycin/Gentamycin OR
how do u treat non gonococcal urethritis
azithromycin1g Po X 1
or Doxy 100mg po bid X 7 d

Erythromycin for pregnant w
how do you treat GC urethritis
1 dose of ceftriaxone then 7 days of Doxy or azithro X1
Cipro or levaquin for if cetriazone allergy
early onset SLE what dz need to be consdiered
C2 complement def
recurrent sinopulmonary infections caused by encapsulated organism
complement def
C5-C9 complement def
caues infections simliar to those in humoral deficiencies or splenectomoies--H flu, pneumococci, gonococci, and mengococcemia
what test do you run for testing C1-C8 complement def
CH50
what are 2 different casues of urethritis
gonococcal
non gonococcal
how do u dx gonococcal urethritis
purulent discharge BUt need to positive culture results or finding gram negative intracellular diplococci on gram stain
what does non gonoccal urtherirtis looks like
if no gram neg intracellualr diplococci is seen on gram stain consider it non gonococcal.
how do u treat gonococcal urethritis
ceftriaoxne,IM X 1 then 7 dasy of doxy or azithro X 1 dose.
how do u treat non GC urethritis
azithromycin x 1 dose or
doxy 100mg po bid x 7 dasys
how do u dx histo
sputum cx in chronic histo
urinary ag in acute histo
bronch in cases where we cant decide
blood testing no that specific
with Babesia what other infections can occur consurrently
Lyme dz- txt with doxy --borrelia
Ehrlichia--txt with doxy
txt for malaria p. falciparum chlorquine resistant
quinine plus doxy or clindamycin
OR
mefloquine single dose
Or
Malarone x 3 days
reurrent giardia
Ig A def
t cell deficiency what kind of infections
nocardia
listeria
fungi
protozoa
in post txt pt when do you expect crypto infxn
post 4 mos
severe resistent ifection seen in bone marrow trsnplt unit
corynebacterium diphtheriae
clostridium septicum
Gi cancer
most common bug in IVDU and HD pt
s. aureus
strep pyonegens
M protein
GN
TSS
pleural effusion with high lymphocyte count and no bacteria and low glucose
TB
common casue of diarrhea in AIDs pt long and oval
isospora
lymphadenitis in kids
MAC
thin walled cavitary lung leison and brain lesion
nocardia
non healing ulcer over lymph channels
m. marimun
carrier of this dz has seeding into gallbaldder
typhoid fever
hunter get const sx , localized suppartive LAD and no skin changes
plague
hunter gets cont sx, localized lad, localized ulcers, diffuse rash
Tularemia
leptospirosis
hepatitis with the bili super high compared to rest of the enzymes
bartonellosis
rapid onset of febrile hemolytic anemia
in sphyliis when do u see mucocuatenous lesions
2 syphillis
syphillis CNS lues
3 syphliis
when do u see aortitis in syphillis
3 syphillis
when do u see argyl roberts pupil in syhpills
3 syphillis
pulmoanry infiltrates
const sx
crusted skin lesion
blastomycosis
cotton wool patches on retina
candidaiasis
skin nodules along lymphatic channels
sporotrichossi
missispi and ohio river valley
histo
trypanosoma
mega colon
Treponema cruzzi
megacolon
mega esophgagus
achalsia
string test
giardia
schistosoma haematobium infects
bladder
rectal itching
enterobius
which worm replicates insdie body
strongolidies
Wuchereria bancrofti
elephanitits
terrible looking painless ulcer
granuloma inguinale
what casues granuloma inguinale
calymmatobacterium granulomatosis
frequent camper present with rash, arthralgias, fever
RMSP
txt with doxy or tetracycline
plasmaodium malariae
neohrotic syndrome
how do you dx german measle --rubella
hemagglutination inhibition test
what two type of catheters can be remained in place even bcx shows positive staph-epidermidis
hickman
broviac
late complement def
recurrent low gade menengococcemia
what prior infections might reactivate in pt with imparied cell mediated immunity
nocardia
TB
Crypto
blasto
histo
strongyloides
M protein
strep pneumonia
strep agalactiae
alcoholic
diabetic
how do u treat TURp related enterococcus
amp/gent
hoarsenss, sore throat, low grade fever
white gray pharyngeal membrane
Diphtheria
txt with erythromycin
Clostridia toxin?
alpha toxin
salmonella thyphi===thyphiod seeds to
GB
Moraxella catarrhalis
COPD pt
immunodeficient pt
what syphillis test are positive in neonate if omom had syphillis
both rpr and ftabs
septic peripheral thromobphilibits and septic thrombosis fo central veins
candida albicans
ring worm how do u treat
ampho
protozoa or helminths which causes eosinophilia
helminiths
how do u dx acute toxo
elevated igM or ring enhancing lesion in aids pt
duffy RBC antigen
site of attachment for P. vivax
ixodes tick can transmit what 2 diseases
borrelia and babeesia
how d o u treat schistosoma
praziquantel
cervical ca what tyoe of HPV ?
16, 18, 31
what virus casues PML and in what type of pt
papovirus gets reactivated in AIDs pt
sid effect of pentamidine
hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia
namr organisms that may cause acute bacterial endocarditis
staph aureus
pneumococci
group A strep
enterococci
gram neg
s. epidermidis
what organisms can casue prosthetic valve endocarditis and can be txt with abx alone
s. viridans
what organism do u expect in chronic meningitis with a neutrophilic CSF
nocardia
actinomyces
fungus
what is the emperic abx for persumed bacterial brian abscess
ceftriaxone and flgyl
if post nsg pt can add vanco
how do u dx neurosyphillis
CSF-VDRL
why dont u use FTA-ABS to dx neuro syphiils
its way t oo sensative and can be contaminated due to periphreral blood
how do u chekc for c diff
check for alpha toxin
diarrhea aftre oysters or clams
norwalk virus
how is sx of mensturation sx relate to GC infection
increased sx of mensturation
yeast vagnitis PH of vaginal fluid
less than 4.5
IVDA and osteo whats the bacteria
pseudomonads
does a neg pyrophosphate excluse osteo
yes
what els ecan cause positve pyrophospahte scan..
cellultus
fx
methicicllin can casue
AIN
txt for native valve ABE
naf + Gen or vanc/naf/gent if MRSA
TXT FOR sbe NATIVE VALVE
AMP/GENT
PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS
VAN/GEN/RIFMAPIN