Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

_____ is the most common cause of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease

ICU inpatients of community acquired pneumonia are treated with: _____ + azithromycin or fluoroquinolone

Opportunistic infections with _____ are seen with Hyper-IgM syndrome, most commonly caused by a defective CD40L

Hint: what bug

Stage _____ HIV is characterized by clinical latency. CD4+ count drops to < 500

_____ and varicella are live vaccines that can be given to HIV patients with CD4 counts > 200/mm3

Asplenic sickle cell disease patients are commonly infected with _____ and Haemophilus influenzae

_____ caused by Coxiella burnetii is associated with hepatitis, interstitial pneumonia and culture-negative endocarditis (visceral complications)

Enterococcus spp. can result in _____, subacute endocarditis, and biliary tree infections

The prodrome (onset) of HIV consists of flu or _____-like symptoms with cervical lymphadenopathy and fever

Vibrio cholerae causes profuse _____ diarrhea with visible flakes of mucous and epithelial cells