ID Flashcards

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dimorphic fungus found in the dry soil of areas with low rainfall in the southwest United States, northern Mexico, and areas in Central and South America.
Up to 60% children asym

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Coccidioides

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crampy abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea after travel to Mexico (or resource limited)
can be asymptomatic or cause severe illness with bloody stools, severe abdominal pain, and fever

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Entamoeba histolytica

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diagnosis of intestinal amebiasis

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Presumptive identification of trophozoites or cysts in stool; definitive diagnosis is made by detection of anti-E histolytica antibodies with an enzyme immunoassay.

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Cryptosporidium infection in immunocompetent vs immunocompromised

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immunocompetent: can be asymptomatic, but usually causes watery, nonbloody diarrhea lasting 1 to 2 weeks. Abdominal pain and cramping, n/v, fever, and weight loss caused by dehydration also can occur. clearance of oocysts from stool usually occurs within 2 weeks of illness resolution
immunocompromised: can be severe and life threatening. Rare complications include infection of the lungs, biliary tract, and disseminated disease. Oocyst shedding in those with immunodeficiency can last for months.

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Toxoplasma gondii in newborn

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Only 10% to 30% of infants with congenital toxoplasmosis are symptomatic at birth.
The classic triad of chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and intracranial calcifications is rare.
Symptomatic newborns with toxoplasmosis can present with various clinical manifestations, including temperature instability, rash (maculopapular or petechial), hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, generalized lymphadenopathy, pneumonitis, microcephaly, meningoencephalitis, seizures, and chorioretinitis

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Congenital infection caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV)

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symptomatic in 10% of newborns and can present with a petechial rash, hepatosplenomegaly, and central nervous system manifestations.
intracranial calcifications of CMV are characteristically periventricular rather than diffusely distributed.
Other manifestations of symptomatic congenital CMV infection can include microcephaly, chorioretinitis, intrauterine growth restriction, jaundice, and hearing loss.

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Manifestations of congenital rubella infection

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ophthalmologic: cataracts, microphthalmos, retinopathy, glaucoma
neurologic: meningoencephalitis, microcephaly
cardiac: patent ductus arteriosis, peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis

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Toxoplasmosis

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VISION LOSS
Chorioretinitis
70-90% asymptomatic at birth
Can have hearing loss, ID, learning disability
Rash, LAD, HSM, jaundice, thrombocytopenia

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most common side effect of CMV

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Hearing loss

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Rubella can cause what problems

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Can cause cardiac problems (PDA, PPS)

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Side effects of IVIG

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Aseptic meningitis!
- severe HA, Michael rigidity, drowsy, fever, photophobia
More common in high dose (2g/kg)

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Most common pathogen for foodbourne gastro

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Salmonella

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When do you give antibiotics for salmonella

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Immunocompromised, infants <3mo, of <12mo with high fever or chronic GI illness

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Elevated LDH with bilateral interstitial infiltrates

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Think PCP in HIV pt

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Treatment/prophylaxis for PCP (Pneumonia)

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Bactrim

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Water park, diarrhea, and oocytes in stool

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Cryptosporidium

Treat with nitazoxanide but most don’t need treatment

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Gram positive bug in UTI

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Usually enterococcus

In sexually active females, could be staph saprophyticus

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chloroquine sensitive areas

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Central and South America

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Lice resistant to permethrin, what do you use?

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Neutropenia fever treatment

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Meropenum or cefepime or ceftazidime

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Looks like strep but with negative strep testing

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Arcanobacterium pharyngitis

Treat with erythromycin

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5 features that increase risk of HUS

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Anti-motility agent, vomiting, age <5.5yo, white count >13K

And weakly antibiotic use

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Antibiotic class that interrupt cell wall synthesis

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Antibiotic class that interrupt DNA gyrase

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Fluoroquinolones

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Antibiotic class that interrupt folic acid
Sulfonamides
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Antibiotic class that interrupt 30s ribosome
Tetracycline and aminoglycoside
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Antibiotic class that interrupt 50s ribosome
Macrolides
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Cattle and prolonged fevers, with treatment
Brucellosis Can have HSM and pancytopenia Get blood culture Treat wth doxy or Bactrim and Rifampin
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Hookworm symptoms
Anemia Short stature FTT Iron deficiency
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Fever, bilateral cervical adenopathy Grayish exudate on throat
Diphtheria Give IV antitoxin to pt right away, then also erythromycin x 14days (or IV/IM PCN G x 14 days) Give erythromycin orally for 14 days to close contacts
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Viral illness most associated with febrile seizures
HHV 6 - aka roseola
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Animals that if they bit someone you'd give them rabies prophylaxis
``` Bats Raccoons Skunks Foxes Coyotes ``` Give immunization and RIG
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Don't worry about rabies if bit by one of these animals
Squirrels Rats Mice Rabbits
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Common cause of septic joint in young children
Kingella Resistant to vanc Treat with CTX or ceftaz Hard to grow, so culture may be negative
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4 uses for Rifampin
1) TB treatment 2) post exposure proph for H. Flu 3) post exposure proph for meningitis 4) Invasive MSSA/MRSA
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Second line therapy for PID
IV clinda, IV gent, followed by PO doxy x 14 days
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When could measles be transmitted
Within 3-5 days before the rash then 4 days after