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lecture 33 greenberg

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most important piece of hx for dx of fungal infections   pt's exposure to specific habitats  
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fungal cell walls   beta-1,3-glucans and chitin NOT PG like bacteria  
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all capsules are antiphagocytic, virulence factor   Cryptococcus neoformans  
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echinocandin target   beta-1,3-glucan, inhibit glucan synthesis  
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primary sterol in fungal cell walls   ergosterol, synthesis of it is interrupted by amphotericin B and azoles  
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dimorphic pathogens   alternate btwn yeast (in mammalian hosts) and mold forms (in soil), CAUSE OF ENDEMIC MYCOSES  
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pseudohyphae   typical of Candida, blastoconidia of yeast continue to grow into elongated sausage-like filaments  
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arthrospores   arthroconidia, conversion of preexisting entire hyphal element into smaller conidia that break loose and disseminate to cause dz (Cryptococcus)  
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macroconidia/microconidia   small and large conidial forms, typical of tineal infections  
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sporotrichosis   from rose thorn prick, gardener  
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characteristic endemic mycoses are typical of specific geographic regions    
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histoplasmosis geographic region   Mississippi-Ohio River valley region, midwest US including North Texas  
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common mycological agar   Saboroud dextrose to inhbit growth of various bacteria  
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difference btwn bacteria and fungal ribosomes   bacteria: 30 and 50S = 70S fungi: 80S = 40S + 60S  
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examples of systemic mycoses   Coccidiodes, Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Penicillium  
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blastoconidia   another name for the yeast cell; ex. Candida albicans  
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risk factors for opportunistic mycoses like Cryptococcus and Pneumocystis   DM, lymphoma, HIV/AIDS, broad-spetrum abx, immunosuppressive tx, HOST GENE DEFECTS  
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superficial and cutaneous mycoses   tinea versicolor, tinea capitis, tinea pedis, etc.  
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subcutaneous mycoses   introduced through trauma to feet or legs, sometimes hands; ex. = sporotrichosis  
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most important factors that can dictate pathogenicity of fungal infections   size of inoculum, whether or not there is a sufficient # of functional neutrophils/alveolar macrophages, ability of the fungus to go from mold form to yeast in human  
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organisms that stain with GS for whatever reason   Candida and Cryptococcus, don't confuse them with bacteria  
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