Microbiology

Question 1

Which cause of the meningitis can you give steroids?

Answer 1

Pneumococcus

Question 2

What cells line the ventricles in the brain?

Answer 2

Ependymal cells

Question 3

What can causes a brain abscess?

Answer 3

Ventriculitis

Question 4

What is the ICP for viral menigioencephalitis?

Answer 4

Slightly increased

Question 5

Is viral meningitis self limiting?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

2 key findings for viral encephalitis?

Answer 6

Perivascular cuffing/microglial nodules

Question 7

Which is more severe, bacterial or viral meningitis?

Answer 7

Bacterial

Question 8

Herpes encephalitis is caused by which strand and usually affect which part of the brain?

Answer 8

HSV-1 for adult/2 for newborn/affect temporal lobe

Question 9

What does Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy do? and what disease does it mimic?

Answer 9

Demyelination in the brain caused by JV virus/MS

Question 10

What give soap bubble appearance for brain invasion?

Answer 10

Cryptococcus (a fungus)

Question 11

What is Negri body on histology indicate?

Answer 11

Rabies

Question 12

What is pneumococcus?

Answer 12

S. pneumoniae