FA Microbiology

Cell wall: Gram+ve vs. Gram-ve

ENDOTOXIN
Edema
Nitric oxide
DIC/Death
Outer membrane
TNF-alpha
O-antigen
eXtremely heat stable
IL-1
Neutrophil chemotaxis

Bacterial Growth curve

Staph aureus

Strep pneumoniae

TB: primary and secondary

TB infection: Caseating granulomas

Mycobacterium - acid fast organism

Leprosy (Hansen's disease) - Mycobacterium leprae
2 form:
Lepromatous (more severe) - low cell-mediated immunity w/ Th2 response
Tuberculoid - strong cell-mediated immunity w/ Th1 response

Gram-ve DDx

Neisseria - Gram-ve diplococci

Treponema pallidum - syphilis

Painless chancre - primary syphilis

Gardnerella vaginalis
Clue cell w/ fishy smell

Chlamydia cell cycle

Histoplasmosis - M0 filled w/ Histoplasma - smaller than RBC

Blastomycosis - board-base budding - same size as RBC

Coccidioidomycosis - spherule filled w/ endospores - larger than RBC - found in CA desert

Paracoccidioidomycosis - Latin America - budding yeast w/ captain's wheel - much larger than RBC

Tinea versicolor - Malasserzia furfur - Spaghetti and meatball on KOH

Candida albicans

Aspergillus fumigatus

Cryptococcus neoformans = encapsulated

Mucor

PCP

Sporothrix schenckii

Giardia lamblia

Giardia lamblia - trophozoite

Entamoeba histolytica

Entamoeba histolytica - trophozoite

Cryptosporidium

Toxoplasma gondii

Naegleria fowleri

Trypanosoma brucei

Plasmodium

Plasmodium - trophozoite ring form

Babesia

Trypanosoma cruzi

Leishmania

Viral structure

HSV-1: herpes labialis

HSV -2: herpes genitalis

VZV - zoster

CMV - owl's eye

EBV

Measles virus - Koplik spots and generalized rash

Mumps virus

Rabies virus - Negri body

Hepatitis disease course

HIV viral structure

HIV disease course

Congenital syphilis - Hutchinson's teeth

Parvovirus B19 - Erythema infectiosum - slapped cheek

Coxsackievirus A - hand-foot-mouth disease

Antibiotic drug action - cell wall synthesis inhibitor

Antibiotic drug action - protein synthesis inhibitors

Antifungal Drug action

Antiviral drug action

Tzanck smear - multinucleated giant cell

CMV - Owl's eye

Chronic HBV infection w/ high infectivity

Sporothrix schenckii - local pustule/ ulcer along ascending draining lymphatic

Line 1: Shigella
Line 2: Salmonella

Gram-ve classification

Histoplasma

Blastomyces dermatitis

Candida albican

Giardia lamblia
Tx: Metronidazole

Erythema migran - Lyme disease

Cryptococcus neoforman

Ecthyma gangrenosum - in immunocompromised pt w/ sepsis
d/t Pseudomonas infection

Erythema infectinosum

Malaria blood smear

Pseudomonas - burn pts

Rhizopus spp. - right (90 degree) angle

Aspergillus spp.

Cryptococcus neoformans
Tx: Amphotericin B

Pulm hemorragic infarct in IV drug users
d/t tricuspid endocarditis

Ring enhancer brain abscess - Toxoplasmosis in HIV pt

Recovery from HBV

Coccidioides spp. - spherules

Oral thrust - Candida albican

Koilocytes - HPV

HHV8 - Kaposi sarcoma

in HIV pt

Shingles - reactivation of HHV 3 - in elderly or HIV pt

Shingle (VZV) - chicken pox

Aspergillus

Gardia lambia

Aspergillus -> vascular invasion to disseminate throughout the body