infection session 7 HIV/hepatitis Examplify Flashcards
1
Q
HIV viral structure?
A
single stranded RNA
- also has outer lipid envelope
> requires reverse transcriptase to make DNA once inside cell
2
Q
adequate levels of which after a hep B vaccination?
A
HBsAb
> patients who cleared the infection will have both surface antibody response and core antibody response (HBcAg IgG)
???? confused. check slides.
3
Q
most common opportunistic infection in HIV people?
symptoms- SOB, low O2 sats, lung crackles
A
Pneumocystis Jiroveci pneumonia (PJP)
(fungal pneumonia) > BUT does not respond to anti fungal treatment!
AbX: trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole or IV pentamidine
4
Q
which hepatitis antigen indicates the presence of the virus?
A
the surface antigen: Hep B SAg
5
Q
which hepatitis antigen indicates that the individual is highly infectious?
A
eAg
