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What are general characteristics of mycobacterium ?
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-Gram+ rods
-only of acid-fast positive genus, covered in mycolic acid -found in soil -extremely slow growing -aerobic, catalase + -waxy cell wall prevents Ab response to mycobacterial infection, controlled by imm. response of phagocytes |
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What is thrush ?
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oral yeast
picked up by babies as they pass through vagina/birth canal or in immunosuppressed adults |
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What are several ways to Rx acne ?
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1. non-comedomgenic skin preps that won't clog the pores
2. salicylic acid preps or facial scrubs, alpha hydroxy lotions 3. Benzyol peroxide/oxy 10 4. tetracycline Abs to kill bacteria in skin oil 5. Retin A that keeps the ducts open with faster growing epithelium 6. Acutane-Rx vitamin A derivative |
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What is the sign of a + TB test ?
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vasodilation of skin at injection site
(+) if skin turn red and swells |
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Trichophyton mentagrophytes
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causes athlete's foot, tinea pedis thru direct contact
-chronic infections leave toenails yellow, thick -Culture with Sabouraud's glucose/dextrose agar |
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Discuss vulvovaginitis.
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few candida live in vagina with pH of 4
with broad spectrum Abx, the flora is gone and pH rises to 7 Rx = swim in chlorinated pool or hot tub to kill * DM inc. sugar content -> yeast growth s/s - intense vaginal and vulval itching, sl. vaginal discharge Rx = nystatin vaginal supp. or creams |
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What is M. tuberculosis ?
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Pathogen !
-> TB in humans [M bovis causes TB in cows and humans] * is a lung infection spread by droplet transmission -if it goes outside the lungs, it becomes miliary TB Dx is made by sputum specimen that is gram stained, acid fast stained, and cultured |
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What is C diptheriae ?
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Pathogen!
causes diphtheria spread by droplet precaution carrie to upper resp. tract forming part of transient normal flora Infection=1-sore throat/URI, then with bacteria spread, throat is coated and leads to suffocation Dx with throat swab that shows club stained + rods with dark staining granule at end - Chinese letter like Prevention: DTP vaccine |
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What is C xerosis ?
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normal skin flora diphtheroids in throat
gram+ rods in side-by-side pallisades |
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cryptococcus neoformans
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yeast that causes fatal meningitis in AIDS - grows in bird droppings
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What is the M & M of TB ?
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Morbidity = 23,000 cases/yr
Mortality with Rx = 10% |
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What detects exposure to M tuberculosis?
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TB skin test
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coccidiodes immitis
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Pathogen!
causes coccidiodomycosis / valley fever spores grow in lungs causing flu-like illness with fever, cough, joint aches, pains can disseminate |
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What is propionibacterium/C acne?
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anaerobic gram+ diphtheroids in skin
-> acne! |
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What are the general characteristics of corynbacterium?
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gram + rod
acid-fast negative negative spore producer rods are club shaped and contain a dark staining food storage granule aerobic bacterium, catalase + produces exotoxins |
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What are general characteristics of medical mycology?
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- molds and yeast are members of the fungi kingdom-eukaryotes with cell wall of chitin
- usual Abx are ineffective - use topical nystatin or systemic amphotericin B-inhibits sterols in cell membrane |
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What does Candida Albicans / yeast cause ?
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vulvovaginitis
thrush skin infections in skin folds or diaper rash |
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How do you Rx leprosy ?
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with antimetabolite sulfas
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What is mycobacterium leprae ?
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Pathogen!
-causes leprosy or Hansen's disease -transmission unknown -is found in soil of warm moist climates, grows in armadillos |
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Pneumocystis carinii
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Yeast like protozoal-like
protozoa -> fungi -found in 85% of AIDS pts' lung -> fatal pneumonia |
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histoplasma capsulatum
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Pathogen!
causes histoplasmosis fungus grows in lungs giving pheumonia like symptoms grows in bird droppings/guano, east of MS river |
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When is leprosy disfiguring?
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when the bacterium infiltrates skin and nerves on coller body tissue such as nose, fingers -> lumpy nodules form, claw hand, lion face
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microsporum canis
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-fungus that causes ring worm, tinea capitis or tinead corporis
-has a raised red ring on non-hairy skin -has red, scaly blister like vesicles that glow under Wood's lamp -can come from dogs, cats, horse -> humans |
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Skin infections 2* to yeast are...
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Allergic-skin rubs together due to fabric softener sheets, soap, baby lotions/wipes, food allergies to baby and/or from mother
Ammonia-papulo-vesicular rash in infants >7 mos old 2* urea in urine being converted to ammonia -> burning the skin Yeast-don't use talcum powder, cornstarch, or vaseline Rx = mycolog = cortisone, gramcidin, nystatin |