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Microbiology

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Mechanism of action of Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS)   inhibits phagocytosis  
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Cause of an immunodeficiency with a high IgM   defect in isotype switching  
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Cyclosporine necessary in identical twin transplant because:   there are some difference in MHC sites from crossover of chromosomes in meiosis  
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Major drift with influenza   major changes in reassortment of genome pieces indicating a need for a new vaccine each year; only protects against "A;" egg based vaccine; killed virus vaccine  
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Receptor for HIV   CD4 molecule on helper T cells (also MQs and dendritic cells)  
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Graft versus host reaction   common inTcell defiencies; must irradiate donor blood to destroy lymphocytes (also destroys CMV)  
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DiGeorge syndrome   Tetany at birth; a pure T cell deficiency d/t absence of 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches (3 = inferior parathyroids + thymus; 4 = superior parathyroids); absent thymic shadow on xray  
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CD common to both B and T cells   CD45 - common to all leukocytes  
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Hanta virus   carried in rodents (deer mice); ARDS; hemorrhage, renal failure; viral RNA in lung tissue; do PCR  
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Staphylococcus aureus   protein A attaches to Fc receptor of MQs; blocks opsonization of bacteria  
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Proteus mirabilis   moves w/flagella; urease producer  
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C. diphtheria   toxin inhibits elongation factor 2 by ADP-ribosylation; blocks protein synthesis  
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae   requires sterols  
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Pneumonitis (larval transmigration) and ova in stools   Ascaris or hookworm; not Strongyloides  
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Rhabditiform larvae in stool   Strongyloides  
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Latex agglutination reaction   antibody to capsular antigens attach to the beads  
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Location of B cells in lymph node   follicles  
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Location of T cells in lymph node   paracortex  
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Location of histiocytes in lymph node   sinuses  
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Cells that attach protozoans   CD4 T cells  
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What gives bacteria their shape   peptidoglycan layer in cell wall  
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Tumbling motility, Gram positive rod   Listeria monocytogenes; invades mononuclear cells, beta-hemolysis in blood agar, transplacental infxn in fetus or renal transplant; may be contracted from eating unpasteurized cheeses  
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Gray membrane that bleeds when removed   Diphtheria  
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Dengue   transmitted by mosquito (Aedes aegypti; same as yellow fever); "breakbone fever;" may be hemorrhagic  
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Infection a/w premature rupture of membranes   Group B strep (S. agalactiae); CAMP test  
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IL-1 fxn on B lymphocytes   activates B cells  
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Location for S. aureus carriers   anterior nares  
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River blindness   Onchocerca; bite of blackfly; do skin biopsy; Tx = Ivermectin  
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Rhinovirus   common cold occurs more often in fall/winter; person to person droplet infxn and contaminated hands; acid-labile (does not cause gastroenteritis b/c of this)  
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Virus responsible for a cold in spring/summer   Adenovirus  
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Lactobacillus in vagina   responsible for acidic pH  
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Pruritid skin lesion in Gulf War veteran   cutaneous Leishmaniasis d/t sandfly bite  
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Hib (haemophilus influenza type B) vaccine   antibody against capsular polysaccharide  
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In addition to normal childhood immunizations, what additional immunizations are indicated for sickle cell and cystic fibrosis?   Pneumococcus and influenza (Pneumovax given after 2yo)  
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Which live vaccine can be given to a pt with AIDS   MMR (only b/c natural measles infxn is worse than rxn from attenuated virus)  
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List of the live vaccines   MMR, varicella, OPV (oral polio), BCG (TB), smallpox, yellow fever  
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List of the polysaccharide vaccines   Pneumococcus, Hib, Meningococcal  
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List of the killed vaccines   Influenza, Rabies, SALK (polio)  
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Immunizations contraindicated in pts with anaphylactic rxns to eggs   MMR, influenza, yellow fever  
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Immunizations contraindicated in pts with anaphylactic rxns to neomycin   MMR, Varicells, (it is a preservative)  
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Verrucoid lesion in lower extremity in pt returning from S. America   S.A. blastomycosis (yeast with a ships wheel appearance)  
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North american blastomycosis   broad based bud appearance  
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AIDS pt with 2 peaks in the natural history of the disease   p24 antigen  
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ELISA test for HIV   anti-gp 120 Abs; confirm with western blot  
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Best test for detecting HIV viral burden in blood   HIV RNA by PCR  
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Newborn baby in HIV positive mom   newborn has anti-gp 120 in serum (IgG Ab); usu prevent HIV in fetus by giving mom AZT  
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Animal a/w toxoplasmosis   cat  
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MCC of diarrhea in kids   rotavirus  
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E. coli   attaches to urogenital epithelium; #1 cause of UTIs  
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Bruton's agammaglobulinemia   SXR; defect in pre-B to B cells; prone to respiratory infxns; need IV gamma globulin  
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SCID   first immunodeficiency treated with gene therapy; replacement of adenosine deaminase  
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Wiskott Aldrich   SXR; triad of sinopulmonary infxns, eczema, thrombocytopenia; B and T cell deficiency; inc incidence of leukemia/lymphoma  
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Part of a vaccine that is antigenic   polysaccharide capsule  
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Person working with animal hides develops lung disease   Bacillus anthrax  
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Cryptococus   evades host destruction via polysaccharide capsule; pigeons  
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Child with anemia and diarrhea d/t a parasite   hookworm produces iron deficiency  
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Lymphocutaneous nodules in rose gardener   Sporotrichosis; Tx = Potassium iodide  
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Elderly male smoker w/non-productive cough, bacteria fails to grow on ordinary media (supplement w/iron and cysteine); Identify with Dieterle silver stain   Legionella; Tx = erythromycin  
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Macrophage activation   gamma-interferon secreted by helper T cells  
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IgA deficiency   sinupulmonary dz; mc genetic immunodeficiency  
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AIDS   mc acquired immunodeficiency  
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HLA system is coded on what chromosome?   Chromosome 6  
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Hyperacute rejection of a transplant   ABO incompatibility or pt had anti-HLA Abs against HLA Ag in graft  
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HLA-A, B, C code for   Class I antigens; recognized by CD8 cytotoxic T cells  
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HLA-D codes for   class II antigent; Recognized by CD4 helper Tcells and macrophages  
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Graft vs host reaction   NK cells mediate; common in bone marrow and liver transplants; rash, jaundice (necrosis of bile ducts), diarrhea, danger in Tcell deficienct pts  
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Anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody (AChR)   present in generalized myasthenia gravis (90%); a/w thymoma (60%); Responsible for defect in neuromuscular transmission; Correlates with activity of dz  
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Anti-centromere antibody   a/w CREST syndrome (60%) and PSS/progressive systemic sclerosis (10%)  
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Anti-gliadin antibody   a/w Celiac disease (95%); alcohol extract of gluten in wheat  
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Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody   present in Goodpasture's syndrome (>90% sensitive/specific); Ab is against epitope of type IV collagen in glomerular and pulmonary capillaries  
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Anti-insulin antibodies   develop in pre-type I diabetes mellitus (before insulin is used in treatment); they also develop in pts taking bovine or porcine insulin but NOT human insulin  
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Anti-islet cell antibodies   noted in 60-90% of type I DM pts; NOT present in type II DM  
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Anti-microsomal antibody   a/w Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis (97%) and Autoimmune hepatitis (70%)  
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Anti-mitochondrial antibody   present in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (90-100%)  
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Cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA)   present in Wegener's granulomatosis (>90%) and is a marker of dz activity; Ab is against myeloperoxidase  
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Perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (p-ANCA)   a/w polyarteritis nodosa (>80%) and other inflammatory conditions (ulcerative colitis, cresenteric glomerulonephritis; Ab is against myeloperoxidase  
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Anti-parietal cell antibody   present in 90% of pts with pernicious anemia, but also noted in chronic atrophic gastritis, thus limiting its specificity  
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Anti-intrinsic factor antibodies   Type I (blocks antibody that prevents B12 from binding to IF) and Type II (binding antibody that binds to IF or IF-B12 complex); the former has greatest specificity for diagnosing PA  
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Anti-smooth muscle antibody   a/w autoimmune hepatitis (70%)  
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Anti-thyroglobulin antibody   present in Hashimoto's thyroiditis (85%) and Graves disease (30%); less sensitive than anti-microsomal for Hashimoto's  
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Hemochromatosis   a/w HLA-A3  
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Myasthenia gravis   a/w HLA-B8  
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Celiac dz   a/w HLA-B8 and HLA-DR3  
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Ankylosing spondylitis   a/w HLA-B27  
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Multiple sclerosis   a/w HLA-DR2  
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Type I DM   a/w HLA-DR3 and HLA-DR4  
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Rheumatoid arthritis   a/w HLA-DR4  
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Destroy C. difficile from bedpan   autoclave  
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Blastomycosis   spores a/w beaver dams and inland waterways  
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Impetigo   more commonly caused by S. aureus than group A strep  
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Direct fluorescent antibody test   the only way to visualize organisms in a sample from a patient; treat tissue sample w/labeled Abs against a causitive agent and evaluate under scope  
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ELISA   test for Abs in a pt; link Ags to a microwell plate, add pt serum, then add enzyme-linked Ab conjugate; a color change indicates that the Ag was present in the pt  
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Indirect fluorescent Ab test   test for presence of Abs in a pt; take lab-raised pathogen and treat it w/pt's serum then add labeled Abs against human Ig; if Abs are present, the sample fluoresces  
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Radioimmunoassay   test for Abs in a patient; similar to ELISA but instead of a fluorescent label it uses radioactivity  
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Western blot   detects Abs in a pt; great for HIV dx, though it is expensive and time consuming  
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Brucellosis (brucella abortus)   mc species to cause endocarditis; a/w occupational exposure in vets, ranchers and those handling carcasses (malaise, drenching sweats, fatigue, lymphadenopathy, petechiae, cardiac murmur (aortic valve > mitral valve))  
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recurrent infxn with S. aureus and Aspergillus   suggestive of chronic granulomatous disease (a defect in NADPH oxidase of neutrophils, resulting in inability to make toxic oxygen metabolites following phagocytosis); other bugs are Nocardia and Salmonella  
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Deficiency of C5   makes pts prone to infxn by G(-) bacteria, especially Neisseria  
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IgA deficiency   most common immunodeficiency w/inc predisposition for autoimmune disorders, respiratory infxns and milk allergy  
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Thymic hypoplasia   d/t defective development of 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches; dec Tcell levels = more prone to viral and fungal infxns, hypocalcemia and parathyroid insuffiencies  
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LFA-1   responsible for binding btw monocytes, Tcells, MQs, PMNs and dendritic cells and injured endothelium; it is a b2 integrin that interacts with ICAM-1 (has 5 Ig-like domains); the interaction promotes adhesion necessary for diapedesis in acute inflammation  
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CD28 and B7   complementary molecules expressed on Tcells and APCs; role in Tcell activation  
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CR3 and ICAM-1   promotes movement through ECM and encourages phagocytosis  
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MAdCAM-1 and L-selectin   responsible for homing lymphocytes to mucosal surfaces  
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P selectin and addressins   complementary molecules found on endothelium and platelets; initiate clotting process in area of acute inflammation  
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HLA-DR4 (class II MHC complex)   present in pts with persistant arthritis d/t Lyme disease  
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Interferon alpha   product of leukocytes that inhibits viral replication  
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Interferon beta   product of fibroblasts that inhibits viral replication  
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Interferon gamma   a product of TH1 cells that act on macrophages to enhance their microbicidal activities (intracellular killing in phagocytes)  
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Interleukin 2   a product of TH cells that causes proliferation (cloning) of other lymphocytes  
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Tumor necrosis factor alpha   a product of MQs and NK cells; it is cytotoxic for tumor cells, induces cytokine production and causes cachexia of chronic inflammation  
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Specificity   how many people do not have the disease in question; (true negatives)/(true negatives + false positives)  
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Sensitivity   how many people with the disease test positive  
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Predictive value of a positive or negative test   take the number of positive or negative tests and divide it by the total number who did or did not have the dz  
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Efficiency of a test   the proportion of all subjects who were correctly classified by the test  
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Single-stranded positive sense RNA viruses   Coxsackie viruses (Poliovirus, Echovirus, Rhinovirus) and Picornoviruses  
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Double stranded DNA viruses   Pox viruses, Herpes viruses, Adenoviruses  
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Double stranded RNA viruses   Reoviruses, HIV  
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single stranded negative sense RNA viruses   Orthomyxoviruses  
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Single Stranded DNA virus   Parvoviruses  
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