Serious & Notifiable Infections — Flashcards

Which pharmacological therapy may be given to COVID-19 patients being managed in hospital with mechanical ventilation? _____

A +ve RPR or VDRL indicates _____ or false +ve

COVID-19 patients who are hypoxic despite supplemental oxygen may be managed with _____ or HFNC

Hint: 1st line respiratory support

+ve NTT and +ve TP indicates _____

_____ is a bacterial infection associated with tick bites

Lyme disease is _____ to be transmitted to a foetus during maternal infection

Hint: Likely/Unlikely

What is the management for severe P. falciparum malaria? _____

Haematogenous osteomyelitis in children from bacterial seeding from the blood stream to the _____ of a long bone

Following successful treatment of Lyme disease, patients _____ have lifelong immunity

Hint: Will/Will Not

What is the management of persistent lyme disease despite 1 full course of antibiotics? _____