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Pus Empyema Abscess

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S aureus

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Pediatric infection

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H influenza including epiglotitis

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Pneumonia in CF and burn

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P aeruginosa

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Branching rods in oral infection with sulfur granules

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Actinomyces israelii

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traumatic open wound

“Crackling” “crepitus” on palpation

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clostridium perfinges

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surgical wound

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s aureus

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dog or cat bite

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pasteurella multicoda

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positice PAS stain

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tropheryma whipplei

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fungal infection in DM or immunocompromised

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mucor or rhizopus

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asplenic patient

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encapsulated microbes SHiN S pneumonia H influenza B N meningitidis

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chronic granulomatous ds

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cat positive microbes esp S aureus

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White on MacConkey agar

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Nonlactose fermenting bacteria SALMONELLA SHIGELLA

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Light green colonies with black center on Hektoen

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Salmonella

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Lactose fermenters

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E colia Klebsiella

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Cuase of neonatal herpes

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HSV 2

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Gram positive anaerobe produces toxin A (diarrhea) and toxin B (cytotoxic)

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C. difficile

Toxin A attaches to brush border of the gut then

Toxin B destroys cytoskeleton of enterocytes causing pseudo membranous colitis

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Absence or near absence of tonsils and adenoids in child with recurrent bacterial infection suggests

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Bruttons aggamaglobinemia

  • x linked humoral (antibody mediated) immunity
  • arrest of devt at pre B cell stage hence can’t make IGs
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Child predisposed to viral infections and intracellular pathogens

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di georgi syndrome catch 22

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MOA metronidazole

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In anaerobes

Inhibit nucleic acid synthesis

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Eukaryote or prokaryote: membrane bound organelle

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Eukaryotes

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Grows on charcoal agar with iron and cysteine

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Legionella.

Seen on silver stain

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Grows on chocolate agar with factor V and X

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H. Influenza

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Beta hemolytic bacteria 4

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Staph aureus
PbA pyogenes bacitracin ayaw agalactiae
Listeria monocytogenes - tumbling motility, newborn meningitis,
unpasteurized milk in adults

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Bacterial Meningitis empiric tx

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Ceftriaxone + vancomycin

Add ampicillin if listeria suspected

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Stain positive for CD15 and CD30
Hodgkin's lymphoma - Note reed steernberg - assoc w EBV
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Opposes action of cytokines or dampens immune response to restore balance
Transforming factor beta
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Hot T Bone stEAk | Mnemonic for interleukins
``` IL1 Hot - fever IL2 T cells stimulation IL3 Bone marrow stimulation IL4 IgE production IL5 IgA production ```
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Major chemotactic factor for neutrophils Clean up on aisle 8
IL8
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Rash begins from HAIRLINE down to trunk and limbs VS rash begins from face then down to body
Hairline onset rash - rubeola or measles Face to body - rubella or German measles
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Interstitial pneumonia common in adults 18 to 40 yo. Etiology?
atypiCaL pneuMonia Mycoplasma Legionella Clamydia
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Causes of lobar pneumonia
S pneumonia > klebsiella
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Mega colon and mega esophagus etiology
``` Chagas ds. T cruz. Reduvid bug or kissing bug coz painless. Dilated cardiomyopathy "t corazoni" Dx blood smear. Tx nifurtimox ```
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Visceral leishmaniasis or kala agar
Leishmania donovani Sandfly Dx macrophages containing amastigotes Tx sodium stibogluuconate
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Trematodes or flukes treated with PRAZIQUANTEL 3
S haematobium - snails. Cercariae penetrate skin. SCC bladder Clonorchis sinensis - undercooked fish. CholangioCA gallbladder Paragonius westermani - undercooked crab. Lung inflam, hemoptysis
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Prevents release of acetylcholine from NMJ
Botulinum toxin
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Blocks glycine and GABA release from Renshaw cells in the spinal cord
Tetanus toxin or tetanospasmin
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Toxin produced by c perfinges
Alpha toxin or lecithinase causing Gas gangrene
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Toxins that Inhibit protein synthesis: inactivates EF 2
Diptheria toxin - Corneybacterium diptheria Exotoxin A - Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Cause host cell death.
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Toxins that inhibit protein synthesis: inactivates 60s ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA
Shiga toxin - Shigella spp - invades mucosa - HUS Shiga lilke toxin - EHEC O157 H7 - not invade mucosa - HUS
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Toxins that increase fluid secretion Watery diarrhea. Labile in Air, stable in Ground.
ETEC 1 heat LABILE toxin. Inc cAMP, inc Cl secretion into gut, followed by water 2 heat STABLE toxin. Inc cGMP, dec NaCl resorption so more NaCl and H2O in gut
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Toxins that increase fluid secretion
Bacillus anthracis, V cholera, ETEC Bacillus anthracis : Edema Factor. Inc cAMP V cholera : Cholera toxin. Inc Gs, inc cAMP, inc Cl secretion into gut. H2O follows Cl.
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Cleaves SNARE protein inhibiting NT release
Tetanospasmin GABA and glycine Botulinum toxin ACh
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Gram POSITIVE RODS spore forming 2 aerobic 4 anaerobic
Aerobes: B cereus and B anthracis Anaerobe motile : C tetani, C. difficile , C botulinum Anaerobe nonmotile : C perfringes
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Gram POSITIVE RODS non spore forming
L monocytogenes - tumbling motility , jets fr cell to cell C diptheria - Chinese characters, loefflers or tellurite medium A Israeli
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Spirochetes gram neg
Treponema Borrelia sp Leptospirosis sp
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Gram neg, oxidase +, comma shaped Grows in 42C Grows in alkaline media
Grows in 42C : campylobacter jejuni Grows in alkaline media : vibrio cholera
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Gram NEG rods LACTOSE fermenter
Fast lactose fermenters: Klebsiella , E. coli Sow lactose fermenters: Citrobacter, Serratia
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Gram NEG rods NON lactose fermenter Oxidase - Oxidase +
Oxidase NEGative: shigella, salmonella, proteus Oxidase POSitive: Pseudomonas, H pylori
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Diagnosis of mycoplasma pneumonia
Cold agglutinin titer Cold agglutinin are antibodies that cause RBCs to clump together at low temperature
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Genotype that is offers some protection against certain strains of HIV
Homozygous for mutations of CCR5 gene. CCR5 is a chemokine receptor in macrophages that facilitate viral entry into cells.
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Responsible for opsonization and clearance of gram NEGAtive bacteria.
Complement pathway
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Complement system: the 2 antibodies that can bind antigen
IgG and IgM - Fab region: binds Ag, specific to Ag - Fc region : constant, carboxyl, complement binding
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Antibody diversity s generated by
1 random recombination of vj light chain or vdj heavy chain genes 2 random combination of heavy with light chains 3 somatic hypermutation 4 addition of nucleotide to DNA
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Heavy chain vs light chain of Ab
Heavy chain: Fc and Fab Light chain: Fab
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Antibody function
Opsonization Neutralization Complement activation
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Holds light chains and heavy chains together
Disulfide bonds
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Mature B lymphocytes express which immunoglobulins?
IgM and IgD They differentiate by isotype switching aka gene rearrangement mediated by cytokines and CD40 into plasma cells that secrete IgA, IgE or IgG
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Most important cytokines mediator of septic shock
Tumor necrosis factor - secreted by macrophages
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Activates macrophages and TH1 cells
Interferon gamma
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Mediators of anaphylactic shock
C3a and C5a C3a and C5 bind to IgE releasing histamine
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Osteomyelitis in sickle cell vs general population etiology
sickle cell : Salmonella general population : staphylococcus aureus
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Inhibitors of complement system
DAF and C1 esterase
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Opsonins in bacterial defense
C3b and IgG
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Complements active in anaphylaxis
C3a and C5a
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Complement function: neutrophil chemotaxis
C5a
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Activation of complement system 3
1 classic pathway: IgG or IgM 2 alternative pathway: microbe surface molecules 3 lectin pathway : mannose or other sugars on microbe surface
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Low IgM, x linked disorder. Presenting as recurrent pyogenes infections, eczema, and thrombocytopenia.
Wiskott Aldrich syndrome
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Acid fast staining cysts
Cryptosporidium sp - watery diarrhea in immunocompromised Toxoplasma gondii - brain abscess in HIV, ToRCHeS. Tx: sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine. T: cysts, sexual stage in cats
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Amoeba with ingested RBC
Entamoeba histolytica Presentation: bloody diarrhea/dysentery, abdominal cramps with tenesmus, pus in stool. Liver abscess. Tx metronidazole or iodoquinol
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Tear shaped trophozoites with two nuclei
GiarDIA lamblia P: bloating, flatulence, foul smelling non bloody diarrhea T: cysts in water
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Leishmania donovani t, tx, microscope
T: sandfly female Microscope: macrophages containing amastigotes Tx: sodium stibogluconate
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Maltese cross
Babesia sp. P: malaria like T: ixodes tick Tx: quinine
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T cruz tx
Nifurtimox Microscope: flagellated trypomastigote in blood Non motile Amastigotes in tissue Reduviid bug
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HAV
RNA picornavirus
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HBV
DNA hepadnavirus
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HCV
RNA flavivirus
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HDV
RNA delta virus
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HEV
RNA hepevirus
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How is P aeruginosa cleared from the body
P aeruginosa is a gram neg bacteria. Gram neg bacteria is cleared by MAC -C5b to C9. MAC forms a pore in the membrane of gram negative bacteria and ultimately causes lysis of the cell.
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Spherules filled with endospores
Coccidioidomycosis
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Budding yeast with captain's wheel
Paracoccidioidomycosis Endemic in Latin America
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Mold with septate hyphae that branch at a V shaped 45 degree angle
Apergillus fumigatus - Acute angle!!! is 45 degrees : fungus ball - in immunocompromised or those with CGD - allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in asthma or CF - aspergilloma in lung cavities, especially after TB infection
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Soap bubble lesions in brain
Cryptococcus neoformans CD4 + cell is < 100/mm3 Pigeon droppings - encapsulated yeast with narrow based budding - inhaled-> hematogenous spread to meninges - culture Sabouraud's agar. Stains India ink. Latex agglutination is more specific: polysaccharide capsular Ag.
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Dimorphic fungi Grown in 25C : septate hyphae and conidia Grown in 37C : CIGAR shaped yeast
Sporothrix schenkii Tx Itraconazole or potassium iodide
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Gram positive rod in chain with a PROTEIN capsule
Bacillus anthracis -capsule contains D glutamate
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Bugs with exotoxins: Inhibit protein synthesis Inactivates elongation factor (EF-2)
Diptheria toxin : C. Diptheria Exotoxin A : P. aeruginosa
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Bugs with exotoxins: Inhibit protein synthesis Inactivates 60S ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA
Shiga toxin (ST) : Shigella sp. ( invades host cells) Shiga-like toxin (SLT) : EHEC O157:H7 ( does not invade cells)
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Bugs with exotoxins: Increase fluid secretion Overactivates adenylate cyclase ( inc Cl into gut, H2O follows) ? Overactivates guanylate cyclase (dec resorption of NaCl) ?
Inc cAMP : heat labile toxin of ETEC Inc cGMP : heat stable toxin of ETEC " labile in Air, stable on the Ground"
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Bugs with exotoxins: Increase fluid secretion Mimics the adenylate cyclase enzyme (inc cAMP)? Over activates cAMP by permanently activating Gs?
Mimics the adenylate cyclase enzyme (inc cAMP)? - Edema Factor of Bacillus Anthracis Over activates cAMP by permanently activating Gs? - Cholera Toxin of Vibrio Cholea
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Bugs with exotoxins: Inhibit phagocytes ability Overactivates cAMP by disabling Gi, impairing phagocytosis to permit bacterial survival
Pertussis toxin: Bordetella pertussis
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Very low infective dose
Shigella
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Pseudo appendicitis
Yersinia enterocolitica - bloody diarrhea
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Comma shaped or S shaped grows at 42C Comma shaped organism, rice water diarrhea
Comma shaped or S shaped grows at 42C: Campybacter Comma shaped organism, rice water diarrhea: V. Cholera
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Bloody diarrhea
``` Campylobacter Salmonella Shigella EHEC E. coli Enteroinvasive E. coli Yersinia enterocolitica Entamoeba histolytica ```
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Watery diarrhea
``` Enterotoxigenic E. coli Vibrio cholera C. difficile C perfringes GiarDIA Cryptosporidium Rotavirus Novo virus ```
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Gram positive rod in chain with a PROTEIN capsule
Bacillus anthracis -capsule contains D glutamate
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Bugs with exotoxins: Inhibit protein synthesis Inactivates elongation factor (EF-2)
Diptheria toxin : C. Diptheria Exotoxin A : P. aeruginosa
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Bugs with exotoxins: Inhibit protein synthesis Inactivates 60S ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA
Shiga toxin (ST) : Shigella sp. ( invades host cells) Shiga-like toxin (SLT) : EHEC O157:H7 ( does not invade cells)
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Bugs with exotoxins: Increase fluid secretion Overactivates adenylate cyclase ( inc Cl into gut, H2O follows) ? Overactivates guanylate cyclase (dec resorption of NaCl) ?
Inc cAMP : heat labile toxin of ETEC Inc cGMP : heat stable toxin of ETEC " labile in Air, stable on the Ground"
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Bugs with exotoxins: Increase fluid secretion Mimics the adenylate cyclase enzyme (inc cAMP)? Over activates cAMP by permanently activating Gs?
Mimics the adenylate cyclase enzyme (inc cAMP)? - Edema Factor of Bacillus Anthracis Over activates cAMP by permanently activating Gs? - Cholera Toxin of Vibrio Cholea
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Bugs with exotoxins: Inhibit phagocytes ability Overactivates cAMP by disabling Gi, impairing phagocytosis to permit bacterial survival
Pertussis toxin: Bordetella pertussis
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Very low infective dose
Shigella
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Pseudo appendicitis
Yersinia enterocolitica - bloody diarrhea
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Comma shaped or S shaped grows at 42C Comma shaped organism, rice water diarrhea
Comma shaped or S shaped grows at 42C: Campybacter Comma shaped organism, rice water diarrhea: V. Cholera
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Bloody diarrhea
``` Campylobacter Salmonella Shigella EHEC E. coli Enteroinvasive E. coli Yersinia enterocolitica Entamoeba histolytica ```
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Watery diarrhea
``` Enterotoxigenic E. coli Vibrio cholera C. difficile C perfringes GiarDIA Cryptosporidium Rotavirus Novo virus ```
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Organisms capable of antigenic variation N#1 BIST
``` Borrelia recurrentis : epidemic relapsing fever : human louse Salmonella sp Trypanosomes Neisseria gonorrhea Influenza virus ```
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Virus that inactive tumor suppressor genes p53 and Rb
Human papilloma virus E6 : p53 E7 : Rb
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Gram positive rod in chain with a PROTEIN capsule
Bacillus anthracis -capsule contains D glutamate
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Bugs with exotoxins: Inhibit protein synthesis Inactivates elongation factor (EF-2)
Diptheria toxin : C. Diptheria Exotoxin A : P. aeruginosa
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Bugs with exotoxins: Inhibit protein synthesis Inactivates 60S ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA
Shiga toxin (ST) : Shigella sp. ( invades host cells) Shiga-like toxin (SLT) : EHEC O157:H7 ( does not invade cells)
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Bugs with exotoxins: Increase fluid secretion Overactivates adenylate cyclase ( inc Cl into gut, H2O follows) ? Overactivates guanylate cyclase (dec resorption of NaCl) ?
Inc cAMP : heat labile toxin of ETEC Inc cGMP : heat stable toxin of ETEC " labile in Air, stable on the Ground"
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Bugs with exotoxins: Increase fluid secretion Mimics the adenylate cyclase enzyme (inc cAMP)? Over activates cAMP by permanently activating Gs?
Mimics the adenylate cyclase enzyme (inc cAMP)? - Edema Factor of Bacillus Anthracis Over activates cAMP by permanently activating Gs? - Cholera Toxin of Vibrio Cholea
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Bugs with exotoxins: Inhibit phagocytes ability Overactivates cAMP by disabling Gi, impairing phagocytosis to permit bacterial survival
Pertussis toxin: Bordetella pertussis
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Very low infective dose
Shigella
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Pseudo appendicitis
Yersinia enterocolitica - bloody diarrhea
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Comma shaped or S shaped grows at 42C Comma shaped organism, rice water diarrhea
Comma shaped or S shaped grows at 42C: Campybacter Comma shaped organism, rice water diarrhea: V. Cholera
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Bloody diarrhea
``` Campylobacter Salmonella Shigella EHEC E. coli Enteroinvasive E. coli Yersinia enterocolitica Entamoeba histolytica ```
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Watery diarrhea
``` Enterotoxigenic E. coli Vibrio cholera C. difficile C perfringes GiarDIA Cryptosporidium Rotavirus Novo virus ```
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Organisms capable of antigenic variation N#1 BIST
``` Borrelia recurrentis : epidemic relapsing fever : human louse Salmonella sp Trypanosomes Neisseria gonorrhea Influenza virus ```
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Virus that inactive tumor suppressor genes p53 and Rb
Human papilloma virus E6 : p53 E7 : Rb
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Organisms capable of antigenic variation N#1 BIST
``` Borrelia recurrentis : epidemic relapsing fever : human louse Salmonella sp Trypanosomes Neisseria gonorrhea Influenza virus ```
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Virus that inactive tumor suppressor genes p53 and Rb
Human papilloma virus E6 : p53 E7 : Rb
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