Fungi Flashcards by Camilo G

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Candia Sp. causes what

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Thrush
Vaginitis
Pneumonia

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Candida common species

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albicans

glabrata

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What specie of candida is resistant to fluconazole?

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C. glabrata

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Risk factor for Candida

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Immunocompromised

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Is candida found in normal flora

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yes

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is candida opportunistic?

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yes

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Zygomycetes common species

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mucor

rhizopus

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where does Zygomycetes thrive?

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acidic

high glucose environments

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Zygomycetes Characteristics

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Angioinvasive
Non-septate hypha
Medical emergency

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Zygomycetes causes what?

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Zygomycosis

mucormycosis

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Zygomycetes risk factors

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immuncompromised

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Dermatophytes common species

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Tinea cruris

corporis

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What is ringworm

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Dermatophytes

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What does Dermatophytes live off of ?

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dead keratin

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what areas of body does Dermatophytes infect?

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Skin
Nails
Hair

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Spirochetes Gram Stain

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GN

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Spirochetes oxygen requirement

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Microaerophile

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Types of SPirochetes

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Borella
Leptospira
Treponema

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Yeasts Oxygen requirement

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Facultative anaerobe

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Molds Oxygen requirement

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Aerobe

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Yeast number of cells in colony

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single cell

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Mold number of cells in colony

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Multicellular

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Who has pseudohyphae

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yeasts

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what has filamentous hyphae

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molds

What organisms are dimorphic | 4

Blastomyces dermatidis Coccidiodes immitus/posadasii Histoplasma caspulatum/duboisii Sporothrix schneckii

What pathogen is linked to valley fever

Coccidiodes immitus/posadasii

what pathogen is linked to AZ and southern UT

Coccidiodes immitus/posadasii

What organism is linked to central US by the Mississippi

Histoplasma capsulatum/duboisii

What organism is linked to Rose Gardner's thumb

Sporothrix schneckii

What can I treat candida with?

Azoles Echinocandins polyenes

How does candida grow

budding yeast with pseudohyphae

What is the most opportunistic mold with hyohae

aspergillus

Is aspergillus angioinvasisve?

yes

How can I test for Dermatophytes?

with KOH prep

What are the MTB?

M. africanum M. bovis M. bovis (BCG) M. canetti

Mycobacterium avium type of Mycobacterium

NTM

Mycobacterium kansasii type of mycobacterium

NTM

How could I get mycobacterium avium

Natural sources. its ubiquitous

How could I get mycobacterium avium

Natural sources. its ubiquitous