The two species of malaria that have dormant liver hypnozoite stages
P. vivax and P. ovale
Fever, myalgia, calf pain and conjunctival suffusion post triathlon participant in Hawai’i
Leptospirosis
Infectious cause of post- transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
EBV
Name 2 antibiotic categories with black box warnings
Fluoroquinolones & Glycylcycline (Tige)
Drug class of choice for treating Candida auris
Echinocandins
The causative agent of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
L. braziliensis
Culture negative cause of IE due to body louse
Bartonella quintana
Definitive diagnosis of CMV colitis
Biopsy (flex sig or CSP)
Agranulocytosis may be fatal from prolonged use of this anti-helminthic
Albendazole
or Mebendazole
The fungal category represented here:
Mucormycoses
Severe stomach pain after eating sushi findings on EGD:
Anisakis
Stellate abscesses, necrotizing granulomas and palisading histiocytes on lymph node biopsy
Bartonella henselae
“Cat scratch”
BK virus primarily manifests as this in HSCT patients
Hemorrhagic cystitis (nephropathy in RT)
Chronic use of this antibiotic for UTI suppression can lead to desquamative interstitial pneumonia with fibrosis
Nitrofurantoin
Common presenting sign of this central/south American fungus:
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Two GI parasites that require modified AF or trichrome staining
Cyclospora & Cystisospora
ARDS in a traveler returning from the Arabian Peninsula
MERS-CoV
(Middle East Respiratory Syndrome)
Name at least 2 examples of donor derived CNS specific pathogens
Rabies, West Nile, LCMV, Balamuthia mandrillaris
Name at least 2 antibiotics or classes associated with Torsades de pointes
Macrolides, Linezolid, Imipenem-cilastatin, FQ’s, penicillin combinations, & Ceftriaxone
Chronic fungal infection of skin and subcutaneous tissues; etiologic examples include Cladophialophora carrionii, Fonsecaea pedrosoi and Phialophora verrucosa
Chromoblastomycosis
Name at least 2 free-living amoebas that may infect humans
Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris, Acanthamoeba
Most affected & endemic country in the world by Yersinia pestis
Madagascar
Besides active infection(s), a history of this infection is always an absolute contraindication to organ transplantation
Prion Disease
Chronic use of this antibiotic is associated with “blue” hyperpigmentation of skin:
Minocycline
The fungal infection responsible for this unique finding:
Lobomycosis