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MedMicro 2006 UTHSCmed

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Shape   Bacillus  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Aeorbicity   Obligate Aerobe  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bram Stain   Weak Gram +  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Adic Fastness   Acid fast = mycolic acid  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulence Factors   Wax-D  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathophysiology   Broplet nuclei (drive-by coughing) into lung (needs O2)  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Reservoir   Humans  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Diseases   Tuberculosis: active (fever, night sweats, cough, caseation necrosis); inactive (granuloma)  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Specimen   Multiple sputums, BAL, granuloma biopsy  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lab diagnosis   Lowenstein-Jensen, culture 4-8, acid fast stain, chest X-Ray!, PPD!, PCR  
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Mycobacterium tuverculosis Treatment   9 months isoniazid (INH) prophylaxis; active TB=2 months INH + rifampin + pyrazinamide + ethambutol, then 6-9 months INH + rigampin  
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Mycobacterium tuverculosis Prevention/Control   HIV screening, daily observed therapy for treatment, prophylaxis  
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Mycobacterium tuverculosis NOTES:   Predisposing factors: HIV, old age, malnutrition, immunocompromised. PPD: 5+ mm if HIV+ or x-ray+ / 10mm+ if high risk / 15mm+ everyone else  
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NON-tubercular Mycobacteria Gram stain   Weak Gram +  
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NON-tubercular Mycobacteria Acid fastness   Acid fast  
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NON-tubercular Mycobacteria diseases   Pulmonary disease; disseminated (M. avium intracellulare)  
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NON-tubercular Mycobacteria Lab Diagnosis   Culture  
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NON-tubercular Mycobacteria Treatment   Same as TB, add clarithromycin and acithromycin; resistance is common  
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NON-tubercular Mycobacteria Prevention/control   HIV screening, prophylaxis in AIDS patients  
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M leprae Gram Stain   Weak Gram+  
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M leprae Acid Fastness   Acid fast  
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M leprae Temperature   Less than 37 C  
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M leprae Pathophysiology   Infects cooler tissues & Peripheral nerves  
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M leprae reservoir   Armadillo  
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M leprae specimen   Skiin scraping, nerve involvement  
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M leprae Lab Diagnosis   Cannot culture on synthetic media  
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M leprae Treatment   Treated by experts: dapsone, rigampin, clofazimine, minocycline  
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M leprae Prevention/control   Prompt recognition and treatment of infectied patients  
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Actinomyces israelli & bovis Shape   Bacillus  
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Actinomyces israelli & bovis Aerobicity   Anaerobic or microaeropnilic  
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Actinomyces israelli & bovis Gram Stain   Not acid fast  
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Actinomyces israelli & bovis Pahophysiology   Normal mouth and gut flora, sulfa granules  
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Actinomyces israelli & bovis diseases   Lumpy Jaw  
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Actinomyces israelli & bovis Lab Diagnosis   Enriched media with CO2  
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Actinomyces israelli & bovis Treatment   Drain the abscess, penicillin or tetracycline  
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Nocardia asteroides & brasiliensis Shape   Filamentous bacilli  
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Nocardia asteroides & brasiliensis Aerobicity   Aerobic  
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Nocardia asteroides & brasiliensis Gram Stain   Gram +  
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Nocardia asteroides & brasiliensis Acid Fastness   Weakly acid fast  
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Nocardia asteroides & brasiliensis Pathophysiology   Inhalaion or wound infection  
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Nocardia asteroides & brasiliensis Reservoir   Soil  
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Nocardia asteroides & brasiliensis Diseases   Pulmonary (most common), disseminated nocardiosis, wound infection  
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Nocardia asteroides & brasiliensis Lab Diagnosis   Simple media  
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Nocardia asteroides & brasiliensis Treatment   Sulfonamides, TMP-SXT; NO penicillins!  
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Lab Diagnosis of TB   Acid Fast smears of the sputum (as many sputums as you can get)  
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