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| − | ===Candidosis===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="4">
| + | |linkpage =Yeast-like fungi |
| − | |q1=What are the three important species of ''Candida'' in animal infections?
| + | |linktext =YEAST-LIKE FUNGI |
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| + | |sublink1 =Flash Cards - WikiBugs |
| − | *C. albicans
| + | |subtext1 =WIKIBUGS FLASHCARDS |
| − | *C. tropicalis
| + | |pagetype =Bugs |
| − | *C. pelliculosa
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| − | |l1=Candida_spp.
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| − | |q2=What are the clinical signs of a sour crop infection?
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| − | *White-grey lesions in mouth, oesophagus and crop
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| − | *Thickened crop wall
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| − | *Yellow-white necrotic material in crop
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| − | |l2=Candida_spp. | |
| − | |q3=What other conditions are ''Candida'' spp. implicated in?
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| − | *Thrush in humans
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| − | *Metritis, pyometra and vaginitis in mares
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| − | *Genital candidiosis in stallions
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| − | *Bovine mastitis
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| − | *Porcine stomach ulcers
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| − | |l3=Candida_spp.
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| − | |q4=How would you demonstrate a ''Candida'' infection?
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| − | *Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy
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| − | *Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain
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| − | *Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
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| − | *Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments
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| − | |l4=Candida_spp.
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| − | </FlashCard>
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| − | ===Cryptococcosis===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="5">
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| − | |q1=What is the main pathogenic species of ''Cryptococcus''?
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| − | |a1=C. neoformans
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| − | |l1=Cryptococcosis
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| − | |q2=Where is ''Cryptococcus'' found in the environment?
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| − | |a2=
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| − | *Pigeon droppings
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| − | *Fruit
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| − | *Milk
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| − | *Soil
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| − | |l2=Cryptococcosis
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| − | |q3=Which body systems are affected?
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| − | |a3=
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| − | *Respiratory
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| − | *Visceral
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| − | *Ocular
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| − | *Skeletal
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| − | *Systemic
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| − | *Cutaneous
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| − | |l3=Cryptococcosis
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| − | |q4=Where is the most common site of infection in cats?
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| − | |a4=The tip of the nose
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| − | |l4=Cryptococcosis
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| − | |q5=How would you demonstrate a cryptococcosis infection?
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| − | |a5=
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| − | *India Ink
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| − | *PAS
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| − | *Gram stain (positive)
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| − | *Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
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| − | *Carbohydrate assimilation tests
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| − | *Latex agglutination for antigen, complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used
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| − | |l5=Cryptococcosis
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| − | </FlashCard>
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| − | ===Geotrichosis===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="2">
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| − | |q1=Which organs are usually affected in geotrichosis infections?
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| − | *Udder
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| − | *Mucous membranes
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| − | *Bronchi
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| − | *Lungs
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| − | |l1=Geotrichosis
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| − | |q2=True or False: Geotrichosis infections are usually diagnosed post-mortem
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| − | |a2=True
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| − | |l2=Geotrichosis
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| − | </FlashCard>
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| − | ===Malassezia pachydermidis===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="2">
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| − | |q1=Where in the body is ''Malassezia pachydermidis'' usually found?
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| − | *Oily areas
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| − | *Ear canal
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| − | *Skin
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| − | |l1=Yeast-like fungi#Malassezia pachydermatis
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| − | |q2=What is the pathogenesis of ''Malassezia pachydermatis'' infections? | |
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| − | *Malassezia spp are part of the normal skin flora in many animal species and overgrowth most commonly occurs secondary to a change in skin microclimate due to underlying disease processes like food allergy, atopic dermatitis, endocrinopathies or keratinization defects
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| − | Regional lesions on the muzzle, ears, interdigital area and the perianal region
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| − | *Infection can also be generalised
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| − | *Erythematous, hyperpigmented, lichenified and scaly lesions with alopecia
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| − | |l2=Yeast-like fungi#Malassezia pachydermidis
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| − | </FlashCard>
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| − | ===Rhodotorula===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="1">
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| − | |q1=What infections of dogs and horses are ''Rhodotorula'' spp. involved in?
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| − | *Canine ear infections
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| − | *Equine uterine infections
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| − | |l1=Rhodotorula
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| − | </FlashCard>
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| − | ===Torulopsis glabrata===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="1">
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| − | |q1=What infections are ''Torulopsis'' spp. involved in?
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| − | *Pyelonephritis, pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis in humans
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| − | *Mastitis and abortion in cattle
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| − | *Systemic infection of monkeys and dogs
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| − | |l1=Torulopsis glabrata
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| − | </FlashCard>
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| − | ===Trichosporonosis===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="2">
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| − | |q1=What infection is ''T. capitum'' involved in? | |
| − | |a1=Bovine mastitis | |
| − | |l1=Trichosporonosis
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| − | |q2=What infections are ''Trichosporonosis beigelii'' involved in?
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| − | *Feline nasal granuloma
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| − | *Skin infections in horses and monkeys
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| − | *Bovine and ovine mastitis
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| − | *Feline bladder infections
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| − | |l2=Trichosporonosis
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| − | </FlashCard>
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