Term
| which organisms cause infections involving: cellulitis, myonecrosis, or uterine infections |
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Definition
| histotoxic clostridia infections |
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Term
| What is the treatment for clostrida infections? |
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Definition
1) Surgery for drainage
2) Pen G or aminoglycosides if gram neg bacilli
3) Hyperbaric oxygen ?? |
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Term
| What is the 2nd most common cause of food poising? |
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Definition
| C. perfringens 2nd to staph |
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Term
| What does endoscopy reveal with C. difficile? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are 3 possible treatments for C. difficile colitis? |
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Definition
1) PO metronidazole
2) PO vancomycin
3) saccharomyces boulardi - yeast |
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Term
| Where is C. tetani found? |
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Definition
| Soil and intestines of animals |
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Term
| What are some symptoms of generalized Tetanus? |
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Definition
1) restlessness
2) muscle spasm pain
3) difficulty opening mouth
4) hyperactive DTRs |
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Term
| What is the first sign of cephalic tetanus? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the drug of choice to minimize muscle spasms with Tetanus? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the immunization schedule for tetanus? |
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Definition
children: DTP- ages 2, 4, and 6 months. Booster at 18 months, again 4 years.
Adults >16 yo dT >10yrs |
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Term
| What does botulism target? |
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Definition
| peripheral cholinergic synapses |
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Term
| What food is implicated in some infant botulism cases? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are usually the earliest signs of food borne botulism? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where does paralysis begin with tetanus? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the treatment of food-borne tetanus? |
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Definition
1) enema to eliminate toxin
2) rapid administration of trivalent antitoxin |
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Term
| What is the most common bacteroides species? |
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Definition
| B. fragilis implicated in many abdominal abscesses |
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Term
| What is the drug of choice for treatment of CNS manifestations with bacteroides infections? |
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Definition
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Term
| How are actinomycosis infections characterized by? |
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Definition
| chronic granulomatous inflammation with sinus tracts |
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Term
| What is the drug of choice for actinomycosis? |
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Definition
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