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Question 1

Plasmodium falciparum tx severe? regular?

Answer 1

Artesunate/chloroquine

Question 2

Plasmodium chloroquine resistant?

Answer 2

atovaquone, dapsone

Question 3

plasmodium ovale and vivax tx?

Answer 3

chloroquine, primaquine

Question 4

yersinia pestis bug?

Answer 4

GN coccobacillus

Question 5

yersinia reservoir? transmitter?

Answer 5

rodents/fleas

Question 6

yersinia diagnosis?

Answer 6

gram and wayson stain

Question 7

yersinia treatment?

Answer 7

gentamicin

Question 8

treatment of pseudomonas?

Answer 8

combination therapy is used to reduce antibiotic ressitance and has been shown to not induce future resistance

Question 9

meds for pseudomonas?

Answer 9

B lactam plus aminoglycoside

Question 10

cause of myocarditis in HIV?

Answer 10

toxoplasma

Question 11

where can people get toxoplsma?

Answer 11

lamb, pork, rabbit in France

Question 12

mechanisms of pseudomonas resistance to B lactam?

Answer 12

Amp c B lactamases, efflux pumps, outer membrance porin alterations

Question 13

resistant pseudomonas tx?

Answer 13

ceftalazone/tazobactam

Question 14

resistant Klebsiella tx?

Answer 14

ceftazadime/avibactam

Question 15

capnocytophagia bug?

Answer 15

GNR

Question 16

tx for capnocytophagia?

Answer 16

penicillin or cephalosporin

Question 17

cause of capnocytophagia and sx?

Answer 17

dog bite, can develop purpura fulminans

Question 18

fungal infection that has a lot of resistance and is seen in HAI? tx?

Answer 18

candida auris/echinocandin

Question 19

risk factors for severe pneumococcal infection?

Answer 19

HIV, asplenia, lymphoma, alcoholism

Question 20

Brucellosis presentation?

Answer 20

sputum, undulating fever, arthralgias, leukopenia, transaminitis

Question 21

geographic location of brucellosis?

Answer 21

mediterranian

Question 22

lung biopsy of brucellosis?

Answer 22

noncaseating granuloma

Question 23

tx for brucellosis?

Answer 23

doxycycline plus aminoglycoside

Question 24

strongiloydes life cycle?

Answer 24

larvae penetrate the intestinal mucosa then travel to through bloodstrem to lungs and into alveoli and ascend to glottis which is then swallowed and creates autoinfection

Question 25

risk of other issues with strongiloydes?

Answer 25

disrupts intestinal mucosa therefore at risk for bacteremia with typical GI organisms

Question 26

sx of strongiloydes?

Answer 26

immunocompromised person with travel with pulmonary infiltrates and abominal pain, shock, meningitis with hypereosinophilia

Question 27

3 mechanisms of pseudomonas resistance?

Answer 27

ampC B lactamases, efflux pumps, outer membrane porin alterations

Question 28

medication for pseudomonas with B lactamases?

Answer 28

cetolazone tazobactam

Question 29

best B lactamase inhibitor for klebsiella?

Answer 29

ceftazadime avibactam

Question 30

best IV meds for MRSA?

Answer 30

Vancomycin, Linezolid, Daptomycin

Question 31

TOC for emphysemetous pyelonephritis?

Answer 31

nephrectomy

Question 32

candiduria, who to treat?

Answer 32

severely immunocompromised. Regular people can just have catheters replaced

Question 33

what to monitor when treating with daptomycin?

Answer 33

CK levels weekly

Question 34

treatment for carbapenem resistant E coli?

Answer 34

colistin

Question 35

tx for acenitobacter baumanni?

Answer 35

carbapenem but also add colistin for lung penetration and decrease side effects

Question 36

abx for whipples?

Answer 36

penicilin, or doxy

Question 37

anemia in malaria?

Answer 37

normocytic normochroic

Question 38

common complicatioon of malaria?

Answer 38

pulmonary edema, ARDS

Question 39

treatment for schistosomiasis?

Answer 39

praziquantel, spread through contaminated water Can be symptomatic GI or urogenital

Question 40

tx for neurocysterocosis?

Answer 40

albendazole

Question 41

tx for amoebic liver dz/

Answer 41

metronidazole

Question 42

bug that can cause amoebic liver disease?

Answer 42

entamoeba histolytica

Question 43

treatment for severe plasmodium falciparum?

Answer 43

artesunate

Question 44

parotid or prevertebral coverage?

Answer 44

need to cover staph and anaerobe, but in IC think MRSA

Question 45

anterior neck infection considerations?

Answer 45

think less staph but need anaerobic coverage

Question 46

Tx for strongiloides

Answer 46

Ivermectin