Candida species US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Candida species Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: A positive germ tube test is strongly indicative of _____.
Answer: Candida albicans (what fungus)
Flashcard 2: _____ is an opportunistic yeast infection that is mostly seen in ketoacidotic diabetic and leukemic patients.
Answer: Mucormycosis
Flashcard 3: _____ produces melanocyte damaging acids (Azelaic acid) via lipid degradation
Answer: Malassezia furfur (M. furfur) (Which fungus)
Flashcard 4: _____ is used to prep oral scrapings when attempting to diagnose oral candidiasis
Answer: KOH
Flashcard 5: Cryptococcus neoformans (along with other fungi) can be cultured on _____ agar.
Answer: Sabouraud
Flashcard 6: _____ is the most common cause of opportunistic mycoses
Answer: Candida albicans (which fungus?)
Flashcard 7: Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus (hookworm)
Answer:
Extra: intestinal infection with anemia bendazoles or pyrantel pamoate larvae penetrate skin
Flashcard 8: Dracunulus medinensis
Answer:
Extra: skin inflammation and ulceration physical extraction of worm contaminated water
Flashcard 9: Onchocerca volvulus
Answer:
Extra: river blindness ivermectin female blackfly bite
Flashcard 10: Loa loa
Answer:
Extra: worm in conjunctiva diethylcarbamazine deer fly, horse fly, mango fly
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