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Infectious Disease

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“spider bite” appearing lesion that turns into abscess =   MRSA  
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In toxic shock syndrome, a violaceous vesicular / bullous rash is:   An ominous sign  
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Gram negative intracellular diplococci   Gonorrhea  
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Sexually active, multiple or new partner, urethral discharge, Gram negative intracellular diplococci   Gonorrhea  
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Red cervix w/ mucopurulent discharge in sexually active female   Chlamydia  
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Orbital cellulitis bugs   SP, SA, H flu, GN bac; MRSA in adults; broad spectrum Abx  
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Dacryocystitis bugs   SA, GABHS, staph epi, candida  
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Bacterial conjunctivitis bugs   SA, SP, H aegypticus, M cat; RARE: CT/NG  
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AOM bugs   Big 3, strep pyogenes, SA  
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OE bugs   PA, enterobac, Proteus, fungi  
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Infectious arthritis RFs   DM, EtOH, CRF, AIDS, TB; prosthetic joints / recent surg, trauma, older, immunosupp tx, malig, exp to animals; low SES, IVDU  
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Infectious arthritis: typical sites   Large bones > small bones (usu knee); usu monoarticular (poly <20%)  
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Gono arthritis: 2 presentations   1. rash, fever, chills, migratory tenosynovitis of knees, ankles, wrists, feet and hands (30-60%) (some = skin lesions: papulovesicular or hemorrhagic, varying size); 2. monoarticular process: KNEE; hip, ankle, wrist or elbow  
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Non-gono arthritis: agents   Usually S. aureus (or strep A/B; SP, coag neg staph)  
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Non-gono arthritis: common hosts   RA, diabetes, immunosuppressive drugs  
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Non-gono arthritis: affected joints   90% monoarticular; knee>hip>shoulder>wrist>elbow; following bite: small bones / joints of hands / feet; IVDU: spine, SI, sternoclavicular joints  
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Non-gono arthritis: gram neg   Enterobacteriaceae; IVDU; neutropenic (also pseudomonas)  
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Non-gono arthritis non-GN agents   spirochetal (congenital: long bones; secondary: diffuse); Lyme; Myco TB  
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Infxs arthritis: prosthetic joint: late: bug   usually Staph aureus (often indolent presentation)  
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Prosthetic joint infection: rates highest among:   pts w/ RA, h/o prior joint surgery, immunosuppressive therapy  
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Prosthetic joint: prophylaxis?   not recommended (but consider for pts w/ inflammatory arthritis, DM, immunosuppression or within 2 yrs of joint replacement)  
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Post-infectiouss glomerulonephritis bugs   GABHS, SP, MRSA, meningococcus; 1-3 wks; gross hematuria, HTN, edema, ARF  
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Fishy odor, Thin grayish vaginal discharge, clue cells =   Bacterial vaginitis; Gardnerella vaginalis  
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mastitis organism   S. aureus  
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Infxs arthritis: prosthetic joint: early: bug   usually Staph epi  
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Gonorrhea skin lesions   erythematous macules -> painful pustules with central hemorrhage +/- necrosis (hands, fingers, web spaces, feet)  
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Meningitis and rash   Meningiococcal; petechial rash: N. meningitidis  
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granulomatous meningitis bugs   M. tuberculosis, fungi (crypto, coccidioides, Histoplasma), spirochetes; dz more common in immunocompromised pts; poss also sarcoid  
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brain abscess etiology   usu direct spread of infxn from sinus, ear, soft tissue; hematogenous spread to brain is RARE  
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Hutchinson triad:   interstitial keratitis, Hutchinson incisors, 8th nerve deafness; 2/2 congenital syphilis  
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Campylobacter pathology   Comma-shaped GNR in pairs. Contaminated water, raw milk, poultry. C jejuni colonizes jejunum => enterotoxin. Overt dz in 3-5 days.  
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Campylobacter clinical features   Abrupt onset watery +/- bloody diarrhea, abd cramping, fever. Often self limiting; recurs in 5-10%  
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Cholera organism   Vibrio cholera: slightly curved GNR that elaborates an exotoxin (enterotoxin). Serogroups O1 and O139 are associated with cholera.  
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Cholera pathology   Organisms surviving stomach attach to jejunum & ileum microvilli of epithelial cell brush border -> multiply & liberate cholera enterotoxin without invading mucosa  
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Cholera clinical features   Abrupt painless high volume watery diarrhea -> fluid loss & possible shock. Fever is rare.  
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“rice water stools” (gray / odorless) are associated with:   Cholera  
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Diphtheria organism   Corynebacterium diphtheria: small pleomorphic GPR  
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Diphtheria pathology   Potent exotoxin -> inflammatory response & formation of pseudomembrane on respiratory mucosa. Toxin absorbed by circulatory system. Death 2/2 membrane aspiration or toxigenic effect on heart  
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Salmonellosis organism   Salmonella enterica: motile GNR (>2000 serotypes, esp typhi, typhimurium, choleraesuis  
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7-10 day prodrome, HA, cough, ST, malaise, stepwise fever; then pea-soup diarrhea, abd pain; rose spot rash on abd   Salmonellosis  
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Shigella dysentery causative organisms   S sonnei in most cases (2nd: S flexneri). S dysenteriae in most serious cases  
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Shigellosis clinical featues   1-4 day incubation. Abrupt diarrhea w/blood & mucus, abd cramping, tenesmus, fever (average 7 days)  
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