export_bact test 5 non slide stuff Flashcards
(126 cards)
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Blastospores
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The reproductive phase of yeast cells are called?
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Spherules
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This illustrates the tissue phase of one of the systemic fungi. What is this tissue phase called?
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Arthrospores
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This illustrates the reproductive stage of some fungi. These are called?
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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The use of india ink is a valuable tool in diagnosing infection with this fungal agent
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Coccidioides immitis
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In their natural habitat these pathogenic fungi are associated w/ rodent burrows in the Southwestern deserts
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Deuteromycetes
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This form class contains most of the fungi pathogenic to animals
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Microsporum canis
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Wood’s Lamp fluorescence is often helpful in detecting the presence of this dermatophyte
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Coccidioides immitis
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The spherule is the characteristic tissue form of this dimorphic fungal species
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Blastomyces dermatitidis
Coccidioides immitis
Histoplasma capsulatum
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These 3 dimorphic fungi cause systemic disseminated disease in dogs in the US
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Malassezia pachydermatis
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This monomorphic yeast is known to cause a greasy seborrhea w/ thickened skin
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Sporothrix schenckii
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This agent causes an ulcerative lymphangitis in horses
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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The natural habitat of this pathogen is often in urban centers because of its ability to utilize creatinine found in pigeon feces
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Histoplasma capsulatum
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Acute pneumonia is humans and dogs from this agent is frequently associated w/ infection acquired from contact in old bird roosts
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Coccidioides immitis
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Systemic disease w/ this dimorphic fungus is caharacterized by bone lesions at the epiphyseal junction
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Histoplasma capsulatum
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Most humans in MO have had mild infections w/ this dimorphic fungus and are sensitive to the antigens on the skin test
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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This yeast is noted for the lack of inflammatory response seen in infected tissue when it spreads systemically
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Eukarya
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The domain to which the fungi belong
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Aspergillus sp.
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This is the most common fungal species isolated from guttural pouch mycosis in the horse.
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Pythium insidiosum
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This agent is the cause of pythiosis in horses
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Potassium Iodide
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THis drug is probable drug of choric to treat a horse w/ sporotrichosis
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Cycloheximide
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THis drug is commonly added to the media used to grow microsporum canis to keep contaminating environmental fungi from growing
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Amphotericin B
Ketoconazole
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These 2 drugs from different families would be most useful in treatment of an acute pneumonia caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis in the dog
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Griseofulvin
Itraconazole
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These 2 drugs from different families would be most useful in treatment of a microsporum canis infection in a cat
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Fluconazole
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This drug would be probable drug of choice for treatment of a yeast caused meningitis in a cat
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Granulomatous
The term that would describe the type of body response that is usual in fungal infections
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Sporulation
Method of reproduction of all pathogenic fungal species
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Ergosterol
This compound is in the cytoplasmic membrane of fungi but not in the cytoplasmic membrane of mammalian cells
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Chitin
This compound is a structural component of the cell wall of fungi but not of bacteria
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Ectothrix
Arthrospores are formed external to the hair shaft
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Anthropophilic fungus
Humans are the maintaining host of these type of dermatophytes
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Periodic-acid-Schiff stain
The best stain to visualize the fungal cell wall in histopathology
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Geophilic fungus
Term used for fungi whose major source to the animal is the soil
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Mycotoxicosis
An intoxication due to ingestion of toxic metabolites produced by the action of certain molds on some food products
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Zoophilic fungus
Animals are the maintaining host of these types of dermatophytes
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Uveitis
The term referring to inflammation of the eye
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Dermatophytosis
The name given for a fungal infection of the animal skin w/ microsporum canis
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Otitis
Inflammation of the ear
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Lacto-phenol cotton blue
The best stain to visualize fungi from culture growth
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Plasmalemma
Term used that refer to the cytoplasmic membrane of fungi
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Eucaryotic cell
The cell structure type typical of the fungi
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Dermatophyte Test medium
Veterinarians often use this type of media in their practices to grow the fungi that affect the keratinized layers of the animal skin.
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Small budding yeasts
The life form of Histoplasma capsulatum in tissue can best be described as?
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Bacteriocidal and Concentration dependent
Gentamicin in regards to use in the patient and action on the bacteria is?
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Process of translation
Gentamicin, in regards to site of action in the bacteria affects?
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Process of translation
Erythromycin in regards to site of action in the bacteria affects?
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Obligate intracellular parasite
Histoplasma capsulatum in the animal body is?
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Diffuse granulomatousrxn w/ few inflammatory cells
The tissue rxn seen in Cryptococcus meningitis of the cat can best be described as:
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A disease of high danger to exposed individuals
You have diagnosed a dermatophyte infection in a cat. The client asks about the possibility of transfer of the infection to her or her children. You advised her that the ringworm in the cat, in regards to the possibility of transfer to humans is?
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Is characterized by mononuclear type phagocytic cells
Fungi such as Coccidioides immitis produce granulomatous disease syndromes in the dog. The primary difference b/t this granulomatous response and other types of inflammatory responses seen w/ infectious agents is that the granulomatous response:
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Administration of commercial bacterins
According to the required readings the most useful treatment for early cases of Pythium insidiosum infection in a horse would be?
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25 C
You are taking a biopsy for culture of a suspected Histoplasma capsulatum infection in a dog. What is the recommended incubation temperature for this specimen?
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Bacteriostatic and time dependent
Erythromycin, in regards to use in the patient and action on the bacteria is?
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Bacteriocidal and time dependent
Amoxicillin in regards to use in the patient and action on the bacteria is?
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Tell the family that the disease is probably not contagious to humans and recommend treatment if prognosis indicates treatment would be successful
A family dog has been diagnosed as having a Blastomyces dermatitidis pneumonia. Knowing the public health significance of this fungus you?
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Gentamicin
Aminoglycosides
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Chloramphenicol
Acetamides
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Vancomycin
Glycopeptides
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Enrofloxacin
Fluoroquinolones
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Histoplasma capsulatum
Animal: 2 yr old boxer in MO
Symptoms: Animal chronically losing weight. Chronic cough present. Auscultation indicates pneumonia is present
Lab: Radiographs indicate a diffuse interstitial pattern and hilar lymphadenopathy typical of fungal caused pneumonia
Histopath: Intracellular yeast cells were observed
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Aspergillus terreus
The usual cause of Canine Disseminated Aspergillosis
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Aspergillus sp.
This genus of fungi is one of the genera commonly implicated in mycotoxicosis
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Microsporum canis
Most common cause of dermatophytosis in the cat
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Rhinosporidium seeberi
| Coccidioides immitis
The spherule is the characteristic tissue form of these 2 fungal species
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Ascomycetes
Most members of Deuteromycetes are placed in this class when their perfect state is delineated
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Basidiomycetes
The toxic mushrooms belong to this class of fungi
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Capsule
| Melanin
These 2 compounds/ structures are largely responsible for the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans
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Ergosterol
This compound is in the plasmalemma but not in mammalian cell structures
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Blastospores
The type of spores that are produced by Cryptococcus neoformans
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Spherule
This type of structure that some fungi produce in tissue could best be described as a "sac of endospores"
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Arthrospores
The term for the type of fungal spores that are produced by segmentation of the hyphae
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Aseptate hyphae
The type of hyphae that are characteristic of the Zygomycetes
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Yeast
This type of fungus could be described as a single celled organism that reproduces by budding
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Tinea
Term used by physicians to refer to a fungal infection of keratin in specific body areas
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Arthrospores
The type of spores that are produced by Coccidioides immitis in nature
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Cycloheximide
This drug is commonly added to media used to grow pathogenic fungi to keep other contaminating fungi from growing
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Ketoconazole
| Amphotericin B
These 2 drugs from different families would be most useful in treatment of an acute pneumonia caused by Histoplasma capsulatum in the dog
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Process of translation
Doxycycline, in regards to site of action in the bacteria, affects?
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Bacteriostatic and time dependent
Doxycycline, in regards to use in the patien and action on the bacteria are?
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Lymphangitis
The disease Sporotrichosis as seen in the horse is often symptomatically diagnosed as?
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Bacteriocidal and time dependent
Cephalosporins in regards to use in the patient and action on the bacteria are?
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Cell wall synthesis
Cephalosporins, in regards to site of action in the bacteria affects?
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Administration of commercial bacterins
The most useful treatment for early cases of Pythium insidiosum infection in a horse would be?
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Amphotericin B
This agent used to treat fungi is always given by IV injection in the dog and is almost always associated w/ serious side effects including nephrotoxicity and anemia
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Sulfadiazine
This drug is associated w/ a condition called keratoconjunctivitis sicca in dogs
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Enrofloxacin
This drug must be used w/ caution in young horses b/c of its propensity to cause potentially debilitating lesions in developing cartilage
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Enrofloxacin
This agent must be used w/ caution in cats because use above 5 mg/kg can cause retinal degeneration
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Tilmicosin
This macrolide drug used to treat cattle and swine is known for having significant toxicity on accidental injection in humans
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Ketoconazole
This antifungal agent should not be used in cats because it may cause serious liver toxicity
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Griseofulvin
This agent should not be used in pregnant queens b/c it may cause teratogenic effects.
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Microsporum gypseum
This geopphilic fungus specifically affects the keratinized skin layers w/ subsequent disease development in the dog
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Blastomyces dermatidis
Blindness in the dog due to acute uveitis is commonly associated w/ acute infections w/ this dimorphic fungus
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Trichophyton equinum
This agent is a common cause of skin disease involving only the dermal layers in horses
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Histoplasma capsulatum
This dimorphic fungi has a propensity to localize in the digestive tract after systemic spread
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Cryptococcus neoformans
This yeast is noted for the lack of inflammatory response seen in infected tissue when it spreads systemically
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Sporothrix schenckii
The term cigar body is used as a descriptive term for the tissue phase of this agent
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Mucor sp.
Disease caused by this agent could properly be called zygomycosis
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Aspergillus sp.
This genus of fungi is one of the genera commonly implicated in mycotoxicosis
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Histoplasma capsulatum
You have aa client who loves to explore caves. He comments about a Missouri cave he is planning to explore that has a high bat pop. You would then warn him to be careful because of the possibility that he might get sick by coming in contact w/ a large number of spores from this fungus
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Histoplasma Capsulatum
The term tuberculated macroconidia is always used in reference to this agent
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Sabouraud's Dextrose
The base media usually used to grow fungi
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Macroconidia
The large spores that are produced by Microsporum canis that are so characteristic that they aid in species ID
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Arthrospores
The type of spores that are produced by Coccidioides immitis in nature
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Chitin
The periodic acid Schiff stain is useful for staining fungi because it reacts specifically w/ this compound in the fungal cell wall
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Teleomorph
Sexxual repro state of fungi (perfect)
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India ink
Used to visualize the capsules of yeast
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Blastospores
Type of spores that are produced by Cryptococcus neoformans
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Digestive tract lesions
According to reading "canine phycomycosis" the most common type of lesion associated w/ clinical disease in the dogs described in this report were?
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Cryptococcus neoformans
All of the fungi listed below can be described as dimorphic fungi except?
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Nasal granuloma
One of the usual manifestation of the disease cryptococcosis as seen in its usual animal host is symptomatically diagnosed as?
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Chlortetracycline
This drug when given orally and even systemically to a orse will often suppress the normal flora and thus allow overgrowth of a Salmonella in the digestive tract resulting in an often fatal salmonellosis
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Blastomyces dermatitidis
Blindness in the dog due to acute uveitis is commonly associated w/ acute infections w/ this dimorphic fungus
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Gentamicin
Theis antibacterial drug and other members of its family have been associated w/ ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity
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Chloramphenicol
Tis drug can cause a totally non treatable fatal aplastic anemia in humans
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Griseofulvin
| Itraconazole
These 2 drugs from different families would be most useful in treatment of a Microsporum canis infection in a cat
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Amphotericin B
| Ketoconazole
These 2 drugs from different families would be most useful in treatment of an acute pneumonia caused by Histoplasma capsulatum in the dog
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Kidneys
The most important side effect of Amphotericin B is toxic effects involving the?
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Aminoglycoside
Doxyccycline
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Aminoglycoside
Neomycin
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Carbapenems
This family along w/ penicillin and cephalosporins are the beta lactam families of drugs
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Macrolide
Azithromycin
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Glycopeptides
Vancomycin
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Aminoglycosides
Gentamicin
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Candida albicans
This yeast is isolated from the ear canal and skin infections in dogs
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Septate hyphae
Hyphae w/ crosswalls
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Mycetoma
A subQ granulomatousabscess that spreads to adjacent tissue, fascia, and bone
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India ink
Used to visualize capsules of yeasts
