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3. Acute Sepsis
Define the term sepsis,
Define the term septic shock,
Define the term bacteraemia
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3. Innate Immunity - 1st Line Defences
Which 3 main factors determine th...,
Define the term immune system,
Define the term infectious disease
13
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3. Innate Immune Response
What are the 4 main components of...,
What is the function of monocytes,
What is the function of macrophages
25
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5. HAIs
What are healthcare infections,
What is the prevalence of hais,
What is the prevalence of differe...
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7. Viral infections
What are the 3 possible outcomes ...,
What is acute viral infection,
What is latent viral infection
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Infectious diseases (miscellaneous)
What are the likely microbial cau...,
What system is used to determine ...,
Which criteria does the fever pai...
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7. Infection transmission
What is a common source in terms ...,
Give an example of indirect perso...,
What is the endemic level of a di...
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8. Hepatitis
What is hepatitis,
What kind of viruses cause liver ...,
Describe the hepatitis virus fami...
25
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Antibiotics
Name the 4 main types of antimicr...,
What is antibacterial class based on,
What is the difference between ba...
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6. Streptococci
Describe the gram stain appearanc...,
Which type of agar plates can be ...,
What protein must a bacterium pro...
24
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Case study diseases
What is cellulitis,
Which bacteria are likely to caus...,
What are the signs symptoms of ce...
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Clostridium difficile
What type of bacteria is c difficile,
Why is c difficile hard to eradic...,
Describe 2 types of exotoxins pro...
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Escherichia coli
Describe the gram stain appearanc...,
Name 3 e coli virulence factors,
Is e coli part of the normal huma...
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Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA
Describe the gram stain appearanc...,
Is s aureus a normal part of the ...,
How is s aureus transmitted cause...
14
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Neisseria meningitidis
Describe the gram stain appearanc...,
Is n meningitidis part of the nor...,
How is n meningitidis transmitted...
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Haemophilus influenzae
Describe the gram stain appearanc...,
Which diseases can h influenzae c...
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9. Malaria
What is the causative agent of ma...,
Which plasmodium species most com...,
How is plasmodium transmitted
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9. Enteric fever
What is an alternative name for e...,
Where is enteric fever endemic,
What is the causative agent of en...
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9. Dengue fever
Which organism causes dengue fever,
Where is dengue fever endemic,
How is dengue virus transmitted
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9. Travel related infections
What are the 3 categories of incu...,
Where should all patients with fe...,
Which investigations should be pe...
24
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Influenza virus
What type of virus in influenza a,
How is influenza a transmitted,
Name the 2 major influenza a oute...
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5. Adaptive immunity
What activates the adaptive immun...,
Where are apcs usually located in...,
Name the 2 processes by which apc...
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10. Immunocompromised host
Immunocompromise is,
Immunodeficiency is,
Describe the 2 types of immunodef...
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10. Immunocompromised host - conditions
What is febrile neutropenia,
What is the management of febrile...,
If no improvement in febrile neut...
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Epstein Barr Virus
What type of virus is ebv,
How is ebv transmitted,
What type of infection acute chro...
23
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