Spirochetes overview US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Spirochetes overview with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Spirochetes overview Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: What stain is used to visualize Rickettsia?_____
Answer: Giemsa
Flashcard 2: Which bacteria often causes subacute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and hence often goes undiagnosed?_____
Answer: Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes D-K
Flashcard 3: Which stain is used to best visualize Borrelia?_____
Answer: Giemsa
Flashcard 4: _____ is a Rickettsial disease that can be obtained via aerosolized spores released from tick feces or cattle placenta.
Answer: Q Fever
Flashcard 5: Which cause of sterile urethritis does not gram stain well?_____
Answer: Chlamydia trachomatis
Flashcard 6: Which form of Chlamydia spp. is infectious?_____
Answer: Elementary body
Flashcard 7: Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Answer:
Extra: Eaton's agar atypical "walking" pneumonia macrolide or flouroquinolone
Flashcard 8: What are the key associations to remember for cold agglutinin?
Answer: IgM, Mycoplasma, Mononucleosis (EBV)
Flashcard 9: Mycoplasmal pneumonia
Answer: Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Extra: pneumonia with insidious onset, headache, nonproductive cough, diffuse interstitial infiltrate lung X-ray: diffuse interstitial inflitrate macrolide or flouroquinolone <30 y/o, military recruits and prisoners
Flashcard 10: What factor explains Mycoplasma's inability to Gram stain?
Answer: no cell wall!
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