Microbio - perinatal infx

Question 1

*What can cause both early and late onset sepsis?

Answer 1

Listeria monocytogenes

Question 2

*Which gram +ve rod can pass through placenta and cause infection?

Answer 2

Listeria monocytogenes

Question 3

*Which protozoa can cause infection in late pregnancy ?

Answer 3

Toxoplasmosis

Question 4

*Which STI can pass through placenta and cause infection in late pregnancy?

Answer 4

Syphilis

Question 5

*Which STIs can cause neonatal conjunctivitis?

Answer 5

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (birth to 5 days)
Chlamydia trachomatis (5-14 days)

Question 6

• Which disease can cause Hydrops fetalis if caught in first 20wks?

Answer 6

Parvovirus B19

Question 7

*Which disease requires rapid vaccination at birth/immunoglobulins if mother is highly infectious?

Answer 7

Hepatitis B

Question 8

*Which disease requires C-section if mother has an outbreak at 34wks or later due to risk of transmission vaginally?

Answer 8

Herpes simplex virus

Question 9

*Which disease can cause baby to have cataracts, sensoineurial deafness, hepatomegaly and thrombocytopenia?

Answer 9

Rubella

Question 10

*Which disease if transmitted to baby: they can initially be symptomless but then come down with problems - long term sequelae?

Answer 10

Toxoplasmosis