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what is Weils disease
severe form of leptospirosis
management hep D infection with ongoing hepatitis
pegylated alpha-interferon
describe pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
- common late stage AIDS infection
- opportunistic fungal
- CD4 typically <200
most common types of infection associated with staph aureus
- SSTI
- furuncles and carbuncles
- abscesses
- necrotising fasciitis
- pyomyositis
- osteomyelitiis
- septic arthritis
- discitis
- endocarditis
what diseases are transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito
- zika
- yellow fever
- dengue
- chikununya
examination pyrexia of unknown origin
all of skin oral nails eyes lymph nodes
salmonella management
rehydration (IV saline/ oral salt and sugar solution)
empiric measures
antibiotics not indicated in otherwise healthy person
common complications seasonal flu
- secondary bacterial pneumonia
- acute bronchitis
treatment/ management/ prevention zika
no antiviral therapy has been developed yet
mosquito control measures
management uncomplicated typhoid fever
oral azithromycin
management complicated typhoid fever/ concerns regarding absorption of oral antibiotics
IV ceftriazone
presentation typhoid fever 1st week
- fever
- headache
- abdo discomfort
- constipation
- dry cough
- relative bradycardia
- neutrophilia
- confusion
most common organism causing impetigo
staph aureus
define class IV surgical site
infected wound from existing clinical infection/ infection present from before the opperation
after what length of time are symptoms unlikely to be gastroenteritis
10 days/ 2 weeks
campylobacter gastroenteritis investigations
- stool culture
- molecular Ag testing
- blood culture
- renal function
- FBC
- abdo x-ray/ CT if abdominal distended (toxic megacolon)
acute presentation brucellosis
1->3weeks
- high undulant fever
- weakness, headaches
- drenching sweats
- splenomegaly
commonest types of salmonella in the UK
- salmonella enteritidis
- salmonella typhimurium
when are antibiotics indicated in gastroenteritis
immunocompromised
severe sepsis
invasive infection
chronic illness e.g. malignancy
HEV investigations
- serological tests for HEV RNA
furunculosis
single hair follicle-associated inflammatory nodule
extends into dermis and subcutaneous tissue
define an influenza pandemic
when a strain on influenza affects >25% of population
