WorksheetsFungal Infections_TBL_iRAT
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Fungal causative agents transmitted by
Inhalation of spores
sexual mode
fecal-oral route
skin contact
AIDS patients are at high risk of having
Histoplasmosis
Aspergillosis
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Dermatophytosis
After transmission, the fungal spores transformed in the body into
capsule
vacuoles
elementary bodies
yeast
Histoplasmosis diagnosed in laboratory by
Blood test
Chest X ray/CT scan of lung
Urine test
All of the above
Chronic histoplamosis is treated by
Penicillin
Amoxiclav
Itraconazole
Clarithromycin
Aspergilloma is denoted as
Vacuole
Polyp
Tumor
Fungal ball
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis is presented by
lobar consolidation of lung
Cavitation in the lung
radioopaque nodule formation
Ghon's complex
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis occurs in patients with
Cystic fibrosis
Asthma
Defective immune system
All of the above
Itraconazole mechanism of action is
to Inhibit nucleic acid synthesis
to Inhibit cell wall synthesis
to inhibit cell membrane systhesis by ergosterol inhibition
to inhibit protein synthesis
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is diagnosed by
examination of Bronch alveolar lavage (BAL) of the patient
lung tissue biopsy
Polymerase chain reaction
a blood test to detect beta-D-glucan
All of the above
