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KID DAYCARE INFREQUENT DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, RECTAL SPASMS, HIGH FEVER. Frank blood/pus in stools due to
Shigella sonnei
(shigella toxin negative)
Pt w/upper abdominal pain, chronic stomach pain not relieved by antacids-is given urease breath test- Dr ordered test because she believes infections is....
H Pylori
Pt returns from Guatamala, persisitant, not severe watery diarrhea. Better in a few days--swears never to drink water in the crappy hotel again
enterotoxic e coli
pt returns from Pakistan, rice water diarrhea, and severe dehydration. ORT for 2 days, losing 1 liter of fluid per hour--
this epidemic diarrhea is due to
Vibrio Cholerae
10 yo pt mild, bloody diarrhea, high fever, bloody urine, and eventually DIC. Organism commonly associated with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
E coli 0157:H7
Older, alcoholic male develops severe pne. coughs up large amounts of thick, gelled bloody sputum--goes into shock, then dies. Hemorrhagic pneumonia is due to aspiration(in alcoholics) is often due to
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Post midterm party at Joe's Crab shack, students develop volumious water diarrhea, described by the PA as rice water diarrhea--Since none had been out of the country this is probably
Vibrio parahemolyticus
Retired Marine SGT collapses due to lower back pain, taken to ER eventually passes a 5 mm stone. His urine has a pH of 9.5 when releived by catheter, and smelled strongly of ammonia. Culture of the stone reveals highly motile urease postive organism that swims across agar. It is undoubtedly
Proteus Vulgaris
1000+ people ate french vanilla ice cream develop fever, nausea, some vomiting and diarrhea. A few go on to develop septicemia. Lactose negative bacteria is isolated from many of them and traced to eggs used to make ice cream. The organism grew well on sselective media, both aerobically and anaerobically. It was
Salmonella
Hospitalized pt who is intubated develops pneumonia. The ogranis is not E coli--but is enteric.
It is likely to be one of the
Enteric organisms
Severe outbreak of diarrhea associated with chicken salad at the local grade school. No salmonella, or ETEC was revealed but curved, motile microaerobe that gros aerobically or anaeerobically or ferments sugars. It is
Campyulobacter Jejuni
Kid spent weekend at public school develops otitis externa, his mom who wears contacts while swimming, develops a corneal infection and folliculitis. Cuture of the infected ear canal and mom's infections reveals a thing G- rod that produces a blue green pigment. THe organism most commmmonly associated with these infections and a host of other opportunistic infections, particularly of hospitalized pts is
Pseudomonas
Recent imigrant from Phillipines develops a sever headache, very high fever, muscle and abdominal pain, rose colored rash on the abdomen and sepsis. This inection was formerly common in the USA--but now is limited to traveleers and immigrants is
Typhoid
Epidemic of bloody diarrhea in Afghanistan refugee camp. 10% of victims die--organism responsible for epidemic dysentary is
Shigella Dysenteriae
Shiga toxin +
12 people at the local county fair develop slurred speech, inability to focus their eyes, difficulty swallowing and breathing. 1 dies--all were found to have consumed homemade 3 bean salad that was entered in the home canned foods competition. THe organism that may cause food-associated epidemic paralysis is
c. Botulinum
Everyone who ate cheese cake at the party, comes down with severe vomiting within hours of eating. None one has a fever, just projectile vomiting. The organism associated with this true food poisoning(often acquired from milk products...ice cream, sauces, cream filled pastries is
Staph aureus
enterotoxin b strain
Catalase +,
beta-hemolytic pygenic cocci, R--environment, salt and disintectants
Staph Aureus
Catalase -,
beta-hemolytic fastidious pyogenic cocci requiring enriched media for isolation
Group A strep
30=-50% of population that is colonized by this pyogenic cocci-often nasally
Staph Aureus
organism that is pcn r and resistant to pcn-ase resistent ABX
MRSA
Beta hemolytic pyogenic cocci often found to colonize vaginal mucosa
Group B strep
non hemolytic pyogenic cocci characterized by resisten to environmental conditions and ocmmonly isolated from the human digestive tract
E. Fecalis
Non hemolytic pyogenic cocci responsible for 2/3 of CAP and large % of sinusitis and middle ear infections in children
Strep Pneumoniae
Non hemolytic pyogenic cocci responsible for nosocomial infections and common inhabitants of the skin of all humans
S epidermis
Non hemolytic pyhogenic cocci responsible for sub-acute endocarditis in rheumatic fever pt. Often acquired from Dental Procedures introducing bacteria to the bloodstream
Viridians strep
Streptococci of the digestive tract that are resistant to pcn-ase resistant ABX and the non-betalactam cell wall inhibiting antibiotic of "OFTEN" last resort.
Vanco Resistant enterococci
disease due to GAS characterized by deep red, raised, sandpapery rash and shock syndromes.
Scarlet Fever
S. Aureus toxin responsible for bright red facial rash, high fever, low bp and shock
TSST
toxic shock syndrome toxin
the most common food poisoning due to food contamination, with pyogenic cocci
Staph Enterotoxin
Enzyme(toxin) that is produced by S. Aureus that initiates clottinf for serum, definitive for its Identification of all other staph
Coagulase
Surface protein of GAS that is Antiphagocytic and certain versions of which elicit cross reacting antibodies to cartilage and cardiac muscle protein
M protein
Immunogenic attack on heart, cartilage follow SOME (1/200)untreated GAS infection with fever, murmur and rheumatic arthritis
Rheumatic fever
Primary virulence factor of S Pneumoniae
100 capsule types
Toxin that is responsible for death of WBC and occurs in most pyogenic cocci
Leukocidin
Most commonly used pcn-ase resistant ABX
Methicillin--but really oxacillin or naficillin
ABX most commonly used to interfere with cell wall synthesis
Penicillin
Prefered drug for treating pyogenic cocci resistant to pcn-ase resistant ABX
Vancomycin
drug used for prophylaxis to eliminate but not always, nasa colonization with S. Aureus
Bactroban
most common abx resistance found in S aureus
PCN resistant
preferred treatment to preven meningitis of newborns
amoxicillin prophylaxis of mother
Chills fever shaking sweating painful cough and =/- bloody sputum and consolidation of one or more lobes of the lungs is commonly known as
pneumococal pneumoia
characteristic pathology of an infection due to S. Aureus
Abscess
Boils, cystic acne, cellulitis and surgical wound infections are the most common epidermal infections due to this organism
Group A strep
The most common cause of abscesses of any organ or bone, following a cutaneous infections.
Group A strep
leading cuase of septic arthritis and bursitis
Group a strep
Common sites of infection with these organisms are --iv lines, csf shunts, prosthetic heart valves, dialysis and urethral catheters
S. Epidermidis and E. Fecalis
Meningitis of neonates is most commonly due to this organism(ecoli- is #2)
Group B strep
most common epidermal infection of childrean due to GAS
impetigo
erysipelas, cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis are epidermal infections more severe than impetigo and due to the same ogranism
Group a strep
Most important reservoir of GAS in the in the population
occult infection of tonsils
tonsillitis acute bacterial pharyngitis are most commonly due to this organism
Group A strep
Bacteria that is common cause of acute urethritiis in males with drip of pus
Neisseria Gonnorhea
Non-gonococcal urethritis (STD) is caused by this
Chlamydia Trachomatis
Cause of painless genital ulcers due to a spirochete
primary syphilitic chancres
after the intial infection witha spriochete there is a rash of palms and soles and almost everywhere else too
secondary syphilis
neruosyphillis and gummatic lesions are this late stage of syphilis
Tertiary syphyillis
spirochete infections that is transmitted by ticks,m and often causing arthritis
lYME dISEASE
pREFERRED TREATMENT FOR SYPHILLIS
pENICILLIN BY INJECTION OR iv for tertiary cases
treatment for Gonorrhea
3rd generation cephalosporin
Treamtent for Chlamydia
Doxycycline
Why chlamydia and gonorrhea are treated together
organisms often cause co-infection
Common route of HSV 1 transmission
Saliva
Common route of HSV 2 transmission
Sexual Transmission
Routes of HIV transmission
Sex, transfusion, needle sharing, transplacental, breast feeding
viruses transmitted by animal and insect bites
West Nile, yellow fever, and rabies
Viruses generally transmitted through the enteric tract
Most non-enveloped RNA viruses except Rhinovirus
viruses are generally sexually transmitted in humans
HIV & HSV & HPV !6
route of transmission fo HAV & HEV
Food handlers and contaminated Water
route of transmission of HBV & HCV
transfusion and needle sharing
the most common HSV in USA
HSV 1
in 8 years it has become the most commonly transmitted virus in USA
West nIle Virus
These viruses transcribe viral RNA into DNA, and integrate the DNA into host cell DNA
Retroviruses
Viruses that are generally stable in the environment
non enveloped viruses
viruses that are generally no tstable in environment
enveloped viruses
these viruses are transmitted as cough and sneeze aerosols from the respiratory tract of humans
influenza, parainfluenza and coronoa
HSV 2 is transmitted in this manner to nenonates
Vaginal birth
drug for CMV--not HSV & VZV
Ganglocylovir for prophylaxis of retinits
drug for HSV & VZV but not CMV
Acyclovir or longer acting valtrex
Reverse transcriptase inhibitor that binds to the enzyme active site
Nucleoside RT inhibitor
Reverse transcriptase inhibitor that binds next to the enzyme active site
NON-nucleoside RT inhibitor
Antiviral drug for HBV (& HIV)
Epivir
(lamivudine)
Neuraminidase inhibitor for flu
Tamiflu
(oseltamivir)
uncoating inhibitor for influenza
amantidine and rimandtidine
standard therapy for HCV
Interferon and ribivarin
HIV drug that inhibits fusion of viral and cell membranes
Fuseon
Polio vaccine that may revert to wild type virulence
1962 Sabin live oral vaccine
Genetically stable polio vaccine that cannot replicate in the pt and can't rever to teh wild type
1955 killed Salk vaccine
3 viral vaccines that replicate in the pt and are avirulent
MMR
viral vaccine made from a cloned gene of a viral protein
subunit vaccine
new vaccine made yearly that cannot replicate in the pt
influenza vaccine
original vaccine for small pox
vaccina or cowpox vaccine
immunity acquired by gamma globulin injection (ie. for HAV)
Passive immunity
the time to generate antibodiees after first vaccination
2 weeks
Genetic immunity to HIV is due to this
Homozygous recessive mutation in the cxc r4 receptor
name and function of HIV envelope proteins
gp 120 receptor binding protein and gp 41 fusion protein
mutation rate of HIV and influenza
1/10 4th bp
cause of infrequent pandemics of influenza
genetic shift-reassortment of viral genes in an animal infected with 2 different flu viruses
cause of yearly epidemics of influenza
genetic drift-constant mutation due to error prone RNA copying
(D for Drift then E for Epidemic)
influenza protein that binds to the lung cell receptor protein
Hemmagglutinin H
influenza protein that cleaves the mucin protein in mucus
Neuraminidase
(n for neuraminidase to the m for mucin)
number of all influenza N alleles in the world
9
(n for nine)
number of all influenza H alleles in the world
14
number of influenza variants known to be transmitted between human pts.
6
nerves that are chronically infected by HSV & VZV
Sensory neurons
nerves that are infected and killed by polio virus
Motor neurons
membrane surrounding a virus and its envelope proteins are acquired by the virus during this process
Budding out
cause of HSV pain
neuritis-inflammation of sensory nerves
factors that cause VZV reactivation
age, chemo, cancer, HIV
common clinical finding of HSV1 during recurrence of the infection
recurrent vessicles at lip edge(often)
common clinical findings of HSV2
recurrent genital vessicles (mostly
reactivation of VZV causes shingles to appear here
generally unilateral line of vesicles above a sensory nerve of the trunk or head
disease due to CMV in Aids pt
chronic retinitis
symptoms of EBV infection
extreme fatigue lasting weeks/months, pharyngitis, swollen lymph nodes of the neck/jaw
symptoms of HIV primary infection
lymphadenopathy, mculopapular rash on trunk, sore throat, lethargy,(but not severe fatigue)
common opportunistic infections of HIV
cryptococcal meningitis, thrush, atypical TB, CMV retinitis, pneumoscystis pneumonia, kaposi's sarcoma
symptoms of acute influenza
acute onset of fatigue, backache, cough with retrosternal pain, high fever chills, sweating and shaking
common flu complications in elderly
bacterial pneumonia, particularly Staph Aureus, and pneumococcus, up to 4 weeks post infection
#1 severe respiratory disease of infants, with recurrent infections up to age 12 or so
respiratory syncitial virus
the 2 most common causes of viral otitis media
RSV & parainfluenza
common diseases due to parainfluenza
chest colds in all ages, croup in children, laryngititis and bronchitis
sub-clinical polio infection of infants
abortive polio
polio infection that leads to death or permanent muscular disability
parylitic polio
hand foot mouth disease herpangia, hemorrhagic conjuctivitis and aseptic meningitis
Coxsackie A virus
(a virus and aseptic meningitis)
viruses are leading cuase of viral carditits and pericarditis
Coxsackie B virus
(b for b virus then c for carditis)
virus causes a high fever and brigh tred facial rash-slapped cheek syndrome -sometimes a lacy buttocks rash or a characteristic "gloves and socks" rash of the hands and feet
Parvovirus B19
beningn keratomas of the skin and other tissues are due to these viruses
Papilloma viruses
most common cause of cervical cancers
HPV 16
pt in which HBV is most likely to become permanent and lead to cancer
babies, infected transplacentally or perinatally
standard therapy for food acquired hepatitis
passive immunity with anti-HAV antibodies
pts that generally do not become jaundiced with HAV
infants and young children
(
pts that generally do exhibit jaundice and hepatic inflammation with HAV
older children and almost all adults
correct name for shingles
Herpes Zoster