NAME THAT BUG
This gram positive grows in clusters and is coagulase positive.
What is Staph Aureus?
This beta-lactam is the go-to first-line agent for Group A strep pharyngitis.
What is penicillin?
This syndrome presents with fever, murmur, and positive blood cultures; Osler nodes and Janeway lesions may be present.
What if infective endocarditis?
This bacterial zoonosis causes undulating fevers and is transmitted via unpasteurized dairy or animal exposure, often in the Mediterranean or Middle East.
What is brucellosis?
This anaerobic Gram-positive rod produces a neurotoxin that blocks inhibitory neurotransmission, causing spastic paralysis.
What is Clostridium tetani?
This Gram-negative diplococcus is known for causing urethritis and can be seen inside neutrophils on Gram stain.
What is Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
This antibiotic class binds the 30S ribosomal subunit and can cause teeth discoloration in children.
What is tetracycline?
his syndrome includes pneumonia, hyponatremia, GI symptoms, and elevated liver enzymes; it often follows hotel or cruise ship stays.
What is legionaries disease?
This viral illness causes fever, parotid swelling, and orchitis in unvaccinated individuals
What is mumps?
This infection is acquired via inhaling fungal spores from bird or bat droppings and may cause disseminated disease in immunocompromised hosts.
What is histoplasmosis?
A comma-shaped, oxidase-positive Gram-negative rod that causes profuse watery diarrhea and is transmitted via contaminated water.
What is Vibrio cholerae?
his broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone is avoided in children and pregnancy due to risk of tendon rupture and cartilage damage.
What is ciprofloxacin?
This parasitic infection causes perianal itching at night, often diagnosed with the “tape test.”
What is enterobiasis (pinworm infection)?
This illness can cause thrombocytopenia, hemolysis and hemorrhagic fever.
What is dengue fever?
This neurotoxin-producing organism causes descending flaccid paralysis and is often associated with improperly canned food.
What is Clostridium Botulinum
This acid-fast bacillus causes a chronic pulmonary disease and requires airborne isolation precautions
What is Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
This carbapenem is avoided in CNS infections due to its increased risk of seizures.
What is imipenem?
A patient presents with migratory arthritis, tenosynovitis, and a pustular rash. Culture may be negative.
What is disseminated gonococcal infection
This hemorrhagic fever is transmitted by contact with infected primates or humans and has a high case fatality rate.
What is Ebola virus?
This virus, carried by rodents and transmitted through aerosolized droppings, can cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome or pulmonary capillary leak.
What is Hanta Virus
This encapsulated yeast is often seen in HIV/AIDS patients with meningitis, and can be identified with India ink stain.
What is Cryptococcus neoformans
This antibiotic has excellent bone penetration, covers MRSA, and can cause serotonin syndrome when combined with SSRIs.
What is linezolid?
his syndrome includes fever, jaundice, and conjunctival suffusion in a patient with recent exposure to contaminated water or rodents.
What is leptospirosis?
A goat herder develops fever, pneumonia, and hepatitis-like symptoms after exposure to animal placenta.
What is Q fever (Coxiella Burnetti)
This rare, aggressive fungal infection occurs in neutropenic patients and invades blood vessels, leading to infarction and necrosis; biopsy shows hyphae invading tissue.
What is Invasive Aspergillosis