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Which cause of sterile urethritis does not gram stain well?_____

Which stain is used to best visualize Chlamydia?_____

What is the vector for Endemic Typhus (Rickettsia typhi)?_____

Which stain is best used to visualize Rickettsiae?_____

Name the clinical presentation, culture medium, and treatment for Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

What are the key associations to remember for cold agglutinin?

Mycoplasmal pneumonia (Most common cause)

What factor explains Mycoplasma's inability to Gram stain?

What is the Gram stain and morphology of Nocardia spp.?

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tuberculoid leprosy

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Flashcard 1: Which cause of sterile urethritis does not gram stain well?_____

Answer: Chlamydia trachomatis

Flashcard 2: Which stain is used to best visualize Chlamydia?_____

Answer: Giemsa stain

Flashcard 3: What is the vector for Endemic Typhus (Rickettsia typhi)?_____

Answer: Fleas

Flashcard 4: Which stain is best used to visualize Rickettsiae?_____

Answer: Giemsa

Flashcard 5: Name the clinical presentation, culture medium, and treatment for Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

Answer: • Clinical: Atypical "walking" pneumonia • Culture: Eaton's agar • Treatment: Macrolides or Fluoroquinolones

Extra: Note: Mycoplasma pneumoniae lacks a cell wall, making it naturally resistant to penicillins and cephalosporins. It is associated with high titers of cold agglutinins (IgM).

Flashcard 6: What are the key associations to remember for cold agglutinin?

Answer: IgM, Mycoplasma, Mononucleosis (EBV)

Flashcard 7: Mycoplasmal pneumonia (Most common cause)

Answer: Which organism is the most common cause of atypical pneumonia (walking pneumonia)?::Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Eaton agent)

Extra: • Features: Insidious onset, headache, nonproductive cough, and diffuse interstitial infiltrates. • Patient profile: Young adults (<30 y/o), military recruits, and prisoners. • Diagnosis: PCR, Cold agglutinins (IgM), culture on Eaton agar. • Treatment: Macrolides (e.g., Azithromycin), Doxycycline, or Fluoroquinolones. • Note: Lacks a cell wall (does not stain on Gram stain; resistant to β-lactams).

Flashcard 8: What factor explains Mycoplasma's inability to Gram stain?

Answer: no cell wall!

Flashcard 9: What is the Gram stain and morphology of Nocardia spp.?

Answer: Gram-positive branching filaments

Extra: Key features of Nocardia: - Aerobe - Weakly acid-fast (modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain) - Found in soil - Clinical: Pneumonia/brain abscess in immunocompromised; cutaneous infections after trauma in immunocompetent. - Treatment: Sulfonamides (e.g., TMP-SMX)

Flashcard 10: tuberculoid leprosy

Answer: Mycobacterium leprae

Extra: few hairless skin plaques6 months of dapsone and rifampin

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There are 10 flashcards for Treponema pallidum, covering the key concepts, clinical correlations, and high-yield facts from this chapter of Atypical.

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