Parasites/Fungi — Flashcards

Flashcard 111: The 3 _____ are: 1. Trichophyton 2. Epidermophyton 3. Microsporum

Answer: dermatophytes

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Flashcard 112: Broad-based budding yeast = _____

Answer: blastomyces

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Flashcard 113: What is the likely diagnosis in an obese woman with an erythematous rash involving the skin folds underneath her breasts? _____

Answer: Intertrigo (most commonly due to Candida)

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Flashcard 114: Which class of helper T cell recruits eosinophils for parasite defense?_____

Answer: Th2

Flashcard 115: How is Aspergillus transmitted?_____

Answer: Inhalation

Flashcard 116: Which fungus is urease-positive?_____

Answer: Cryptococcus neoformans

Flashcard 117: The India Ink stain is mostly used to identify the fungus _____

Answer: Cryptococcus neoformans

Flashcard 118: _____ cell deficient patients are more likely to get superficial Candida infections

Answer: T

Flashcard 119: Which fungus commonly contaminates sputum cultures?_____

Answer: Candida albicans

Flashcard 120: Transmission of mucormycosis infection is via _____

Answer: spore inhalation