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Med micro fungi 1

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List 3 kinds of fungi which cause opportunistic mycoses Candida spp, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus spp
Most common opportunistic fungal pathogen, can switch between yeast form and hyphal form, Thigmotropism Candida spp
Thrush, Oropharyngeal infection (Angular chelitis), vulvovaginal infection, blood stream infection(sepsis), UTI Candida spp
produce germ tube Candida albicans
what kinds of enzymes Candida spp produce? Aspatyl proteases, Phospholipases
What kind of enzyme that Candida spp produce to allow them to breach connective tissue barriers? Aspatyl proteases
What kind of enzyme that Candida spp produce to cause damage to host cells? Phospholipases
angular cheilitis 口角炎
Thrush 口腔カンジタ症
Rare condition marked by deficient T-cell immune response to Candida infection. Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
Encapsulated, found in soil and enriched with pigeon droppings, infection through inhalation Cryptococcus neoformans
How capsule of cryptococcus neoformans protect it from environment? It prevents from killing by host's macrophages, opsonization, antigen presentation.
What Cryptococcus neoformans produce and enhances the integrity of the cell wall? melanin
What kind of tropism Cryptococcus neoformans have? brain.
Which organism cause cerebromeningeal infection? Cryptococcus neoformans
Pulmonary cryptococcosis, Disseminated cryptococcosis Cryptococcus neoformans
Hyaline mould, most common invasive mould infection worldwide, ubiquious, infection through inhalation Aspergillus spp
Conidiophore, Conidia, Phialide, Vesicle Aspergillus spp
Hyaline means non-pigmented. What word defines "pigmented"? dematiaceous
What disease is caused by dematiaceous mould? Chromoblastomycosis
What toxins Aspergillus species produce? Gilotoxins, elastase, phospholipase, catalase
Allergic sinusitis, obstructive bronchial aspergillosis, aspergilloma, necrotizing pseudomembranous bronchial aspergillosis, Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis, Invasiive pulmonary aspergillosis Aspergillus spp
List 5 fungi which cause systemic mycoses Blastomyces dermatitidis, Coccidioides immitis, Histoplasma capsulatum, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Penicillium marneffei
Ohio and Mississippi River valleys; throughout Mexico, Central and South America Histoplasma capsulatum
mississippi River basin, Great Lakes, also seen in Africa Blastomyces dermatitidis
Most prevalent in South America, also seen in Central America, highest incidence in Brazil Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America Coccidioides immitis
Southeast Asia Penicillium marneffei
List 5 dimorphic moulds which cause systemic Mycosis Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyce dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Coccidioides immitis, Penisilium marfeffei
Which dimorphic moulds causes subcutaneous mycosis? Sporothrix schenckii
Mould form diagnostic, hyaline hyphae with large, thick-walled, spherical macroconidia with spike-like projections, Caver's disease, Darling's disease Histoplasma capsulatum
Yeast form diagnostic, "broad-based budding", antigenic "shedding", Gilchrist's disease Blastomyces dermatitidis
Yeast form diagnostic, "mariner's wheel", a-(1,3)-glucan, immunodominant antigen gp43, Braxilian blastomycosis, South American blastomycosis Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Arthroconidia for mould form, spherule for yeast form, both diagnostic, Coccidioidomycosis Coccidioides immitis
transverse septum yeast form, catalase and pigment production, penicillosis Penicillium marneffei
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