Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

The foul-smelling diarrhea seen in a _____ infection is due to steatorrhea* (fatty diarrhea)

Hint: what parasite's

Treatment of Tularemia includes _____ and gentamicin

List of pathogens that can cause endocarditis in IVDUs:_____Candida albicans

Stage _____ HIV is characterized by recurrent bacterial infections. CD4+ count drops to < 350

Individuals who are _____ will have a herpes zoster (shingles) rash that crosses midline and should be tested for HIV

_____ and Colitis are GI complications that are often seen alongside CMV Retinitis in immunosuppressed patients.

In _____, Leptospira interrogans travels through the blood, causing dysfunction in the kidneys and liver

Nocardia can present with _____-like symptoms and cavitary lesions in the lungs

Klebsiella can be remembered by its "three A's"; _____, aspiration and abscesses

Histoplasmosis prophylaxis in HIV/AIDS patients is started at CD4+ counts < _____, using itraconazole