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System Based Microbiology

  1. What causes Oral hairy leukoplakia?
    EBV
  2. What causes hairy cell leukemia
    b cell leukemia
  3. What causes CNS lymphoma in AIDS?
    EBV
  4. What bacteria cause UTIs?
    • Serratia Marscecens
    • Staphyloccocus Saprophytics-#2
    • E.coli-#1
    • Enterbacter Cloacae
    • Klebsiella Pneumoniae
    • Proteius Mirabilis
    • Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
  5. What 4 tests indicate bacterial UTI?
    • pyuria--10 or more neutrophils
    • Dipstick--alkaline pH indicates urase + organism
    • Leukocyte esterase test--bacterial UTI
    • Nitrite + test-----gram-negative UTI
  6. Sterile Pyuria indicates what?
    • infection with Chlamydia
    • mycobacterium
    • antibiotic therapy
  7. What is the difference between Vaginosis and vaginitis?
    • Vaginosis is caused by Gardnarella
    • Vaginitis is caused by Trichomonas Vaginitis
  8. What is the difference in disarche between vaginosis and vaginitis?
    • Vaginosis--white/gray discharge
    • Vaginitis--yellow/grenn discharge
  9. HSV-2/HSV-1 in the genital region remain latent in what ganglia?
    Lumbosacral dorsal root ganglia
  10. Aspirin is contraindicated in what infection?
    • VZV
    • influenza
  11. What is Reye syndrome?
    encephalopathy and hepatomegaly due to decreased beta oxidation of FA resulting in steatosis and liver change
  12. What Helminth causes rectal prolapse?
    Trichuris Trichuria
  13. What causes chronic carrier infection?
    Hepatitis B
  14. A positive PPD reaction in an Immunocompromised patient involves injecting how much of the PPD and what is the reaction after 48 hours?
    Injecting 0.1micrograms and the reaction is 10mm
  15. Diseases transmitted by ticks e.g Lyme, Ehrlichosis, Tularemia, Ricketssiae are all treated with what antibiotic?
    Tetracyclines
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System Based Microbiology
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