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1
Q

Name the causative agent, “dirty grey pseudomembrane on the back of child’s throat”

A

Corynebacterium diptheria

2
Q

Bacteriology of diptheria

A

gram + rod

3
Q

What are some complications that diptheria can lead to?

A

myocarditis and nerve palsies

4
Q

What causes whooping cough

A

Pertussis

5
Q

What are the main mechanisms of virulence of pertussis?

A

filamentous hemagluttin - attachment

toxin - inc cAMP and causes edema - tracheobronchitis

6
Q

What is the most common cause of meningitis in kids <2?

A

encapsulated H flu

7
Q

What agent cause epiglottitis?

A

encapsulated H flu

8
Q

What is the bacteriology of N meningitis?

A

gram negative diplococci

9
Q

What is the reservoir and transmission of N meningitis?

A

reservoir: human nasopharynx
transmission: respiratory droplets

10
Q

What occurs in waterhouse friedrichsen syndrome?

A

hemorrhagic collapse of adrenals due to N meningitis infection