A 19-year-old man who recently went camping in the northeast United States presents to the student health clinic at his college with fever, headache,...
A 29-year-old woman and her husband seek your consultation for an inability to conceive. After a thorough workup, you believe the cause to be an undiagnosed infection in the woman. Examination reveals mild cervical motion tenderness; Gram stain of cervical secretions shows neutrophils but no organisms. The inability of the causal bacteria to produce what substance causes it to be an obligate intracellular parasite?
A 29-year-old woman and her husband seek your consultation for an inability to conceive. After a thorough workup, you believe the cause to be an undiagnosed...
A 24-year-old sexually active man presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. Gram stain of the discharge reveals neutrophils but no gram-negative diplococci. What is the diagnosis and treatment?
A 24-year-old sexually active man presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. Gram stain of the discharge reveals neutrophils but no gram-negative diplococci....
How does C. bumetii differ from other rickettsiae?
How does C. bumetii differ from other rickettsiae?Answer: It is transmitted by aerosols rather than an arthropod vector, is not associated with a...
What are the symptoms of Q fever?
What are the symptoms of Q fever?Answer: Self-limited flu-like illness, soaking sweats, pneumonia, and can cause hepatitis and endocarditis. Note...
What disease does C. burnetii cause? How does C. bumetii spread?
What disease does C. burnetii cause? How does C. bumetii spread?Answer: Q fever. Spreads by inhalation of endospores from placental products of ...
What class of antibiotic can be used for all rickettsial infections?
What class of antibiotic can be used for all rickettsial infections?Answer: Tetracyclines (eg, doxycycli...
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