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11 Cards in this Set
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What are the classic five fungal infections produced by dimorphic fungi?
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• Sporotrichosis (localized)
• Blastomycosis (systemic) • Coccidioidomycosis • Paracoccidiomycosis • Histoplasmosis |
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What is the ecological niche of blastomycosis?
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Mississippi/Ohio river valleys. Found in the soil; also in prairie dogs
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What is the ecological niche of coccidioidomycosis?
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Southwest. Found in the soil.
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What is the ecological niche of
paracoccidioidomycosis? |
South American blastomycosis. Found in soil, particularly everywhere you grow coffee
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What is the ecological niche of
histoplasmosis? |
Mississippi/Ohio river valleys and caves (bat feces). Found in the soil, requires a high nitrogen content to grow (which is why it likes bird droppings).
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List four types of patients that are particularly susceptible to disease from opportunistic fungi.
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• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Treated for chemo • HIV/AIDS • Organ transplant recipient |
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When Cryptococcus neoformans dessiminates it causes...
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meningoencephalitis
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Cryptococcus neoformans can be identified in the lab by...
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CSF-->India ink stain because of its capsule. Can also use mucicarmine
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Aspergillus colonizes...
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lung cavitations from pre-existing tuberculosis
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Why are diabetics in ketoacidosis prone to develop mucormycosis?
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It likes...
-high temperatures -high concentrations of glucose -can grow at low pH -will eat ketones. |
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How do you treat Pneumocytis Carinii Pneumonia?
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Bactrim
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