BACTE DISEASES Flashcards

1
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Lyme’s disease

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

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2
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Parrot fever/Psittacosis/Ornithosis

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Chlamydophila psittaci

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Carrion’s/Oroya/Verruga Peruanna fever

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Bartonella bacilliformis

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4
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Red disease and Diamond Butcher’s disease

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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5
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3rd main cause of food poisoning in America

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Clostridium perfringens

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6
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Associated with nursery outbreak meningitis

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Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

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7
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Brill-Zinsser disease

A

Rickettsiae prowazekii

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8
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Swimmer’s ear infection

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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9
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Mycetoma

A

Actinomadura

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10
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Ragpicker’s disease

A

Bacillus anthracis

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11
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Woolsorter’s disease

A

Bacillus anthracis

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12
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Scotland outbreak

A

Bacillus anthracis

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13
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Marker for GIT

A

Clostridium septicum

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14
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Rat bite fever/ Hawerhill fever

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Streptobacillus moniliformis

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15
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Weil’s disease

A

Leptospira interrogans

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16
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Atypical pneumonia/ Walking pneumonia

A

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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17
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Cystic fibrosis

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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18
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Secondary cause of cystic fibrosis

A

Burkholderia cepacia

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19
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Cystic fibrosis (px who had lung transplant)

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Burkholderia glandioli

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20
Q

Cat scratch disease

A

Bartonella henselae, Afipia felis

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21
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Infection control dilemma/ Antibiotic associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis

A

Clostridium difficile

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22
Q

Endophthalmitis after cataract surgery

A

Propionibacterium acnes

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23
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Corynebacterium causing UTI

A

Corynebacterium urealyticum

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24
Q

Most virulent bacteria

A

Bacillus anthracis **

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25
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Has the most potent toxin

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Clostridium botulinum

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26
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Ghon complex/ Pott / Electron acceptor

A

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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27
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Fried rice poisoning

A

Bacillus cereus

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28
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Gas gangrene

A

Clostridium perfringens

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29
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Risus sardonicus

A

Clostridium tetani

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30
Q

Lock jaw

A

Clostridium tetani

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31
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Devil’s grin/muscle spasm

A

Clostridium tetani

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32
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Inflammation and pseudomembrane formation of the oropharynx

A

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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33
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Hansen’s disease

A

Mycobacterium leprae

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34
Q

Swimming pool granuloma

A

Mycobacterium marinum

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35
Q

Chronic suppurative granulomatous disease

A

Actinomyces

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36
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Whipple disease

A

Tropheryma whipplei

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37
Q

Rat bite fever/Sodoku fever

A

Spirillum minus/minor

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38
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Relapsing fever

A

Borrelia recurrentis

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39
Q

Peptic ulcer

A

Helicobacter pylori

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40
Q

Pink eye conjunctivitis

A

Haemophilus aegyptius

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41
Q

Soft painful chancre

A

Haemophilus ducreyi

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42
Q

Vietnamese time bomb

A

Burkholderia pseudomallei

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43
Q

Melioidosis

A

Burkholderia pseudomallei

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44
Q

Undulant fever

A

Brucella spp.

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45
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Malta fever

A

Brucella spp.

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46
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Bang’s disease

A

Brucella spp.

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47
Q

Mediterranean fever/Crimean fever

A

Brucella spp.

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48
Q

Gibraltar fever

A

Brucella spp.

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49
Q

Kennel cough/ Chronic respiratory tract infection

A

Bordetella bronchiseptica

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50
Q

Legionnaire’s disease

A

Legionella pneumophila

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51
Q

Pontiac fever

A

Legionella pneumophila

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52
Q

Pittsburgh pneumonia

A

Legionella micdadei

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53
Q

Whooping cough

A

Bordetella pertussis

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54
Q

Bacterial vaginosis

A

Gardnerella vaginalis

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55
Q

Tularemia

A

Francisella tularensis

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56
Q

John disease

A

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis

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57
Q

Most common cause of UTI in humans

A

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC)

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58
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Hemorrhagic diarrhea E. coli

A

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC)

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59
Q

Neonatal meningitis from drinking powdered infant formula

A

Cronobacter sakazakii

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60
Q

Providencia - Traveller’s diarrhea

A

Providencia (P. rettgeri)

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61
Q

Gastroenteritis in men-men sex

A

Shigella flexneri

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62
Q

Erythema nodosum

A

Yersinia enterocolitica

63
Q

Ecthyma gangrenosum

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

64
Q

3rd most common cause of hospital acquired infection

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

65
Q

Glander’s/ Farcy disease

A

Burkholderia mallei

66
Q

Angular blepharoconjunctivitis in humans

A

Moraxella lacunata

67
Q

Hot springs spa outbreak

A

Balneatrix alpaca

68
Q

Summer diarrhea in Japan

A

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

69
Q

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome

A

Aeromonas

70
Q

Leonine facies

A

Mycobacterium leprae

71
Q

Infantile diarrhea E.coli

A

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

72
Q

E. coli causing dysentery

A

Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli

73
Q

Struvite kidney stones calculi

A

Proteus mirabilis

74
Q

Rectal prolapse and megacolon

A

Shigella spp.

75
Q

Sepsis associated with transfusion of contaminated packed RBC

A

Yersinia enterocolitica
Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas putida

76
Q

Leading cause of nosocomial respiratory tract infections

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

77
Q

3rd most common cause of gram-negative bacillary bacteremia

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

78
Q

Swimmer’s/Diver’s skin rash

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

79
Q

Swimmer’s ear infection

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

80
Q

Jacuzzi or hot tub syndrome

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

81
Q

Whitmore disease

A

Burkholderia pseudomallei

82
Q

Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis

A

Mycobacterium bovis

83
Q

Found in leukemic patient who had undergone stem cell transplantation

A

Methylobacterium fujisawaense

84
Q

have symbiosis with leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) for medical therapy

A

Aeromonas veronii biovar veronii (A. veronii biovar sobria)

85
Q

Most common cause of skin and soft tissue infection in Thailand tsunami

A

Aeromonas spp.

86
Q

Most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide

A

Campylobacter jejuni

87
Q

Brazilian purpuric fever

A

Haemophilus aegyptius

88
Q

Major gram (-) bacterium isolated from degenerative joint and bone infections (osteoarthritis) in children younger than 3 yrs old

A

Kingella kingae

89
Q

Feline bite infection

A

Pasteurella multocida

90
Q

Lemierre’s disease/syndrome

A

Fusobacterium necrophorum

91
Q

Kenya tick typhus

A

Rickettsia conorii

92
Q

African tick fever

A

Rickettsia africae

93
Q

Boutonneuse fever

A

Rickettsiae conorii

94
Q

Mediterranean spotted fever

A

Rickettsiae conorii

95
Q

Indian tick typhus

A

Rickettsiae conorii

96
Q

Endemic typhus

A

Rickettsiae typhi

97
Q

Murine typhus

A

Rickettsiae typhi

98
Q

Leading cause of meningitis in unvaccinated children

A

Haemophilus influenzae

99
Q

Human bite infection

A

Eikenella corrodens

100
Q

Dog bite/cat bite HACEK infection

A

Capnocytophaga

101
Q

Rabbit, deerfly, lemming fever

A

Francisella tularensis

102
Q

Water rat disease

A

Francisella tularensis

103
Q

O’Hara’s disease

A

Francisella tularensis

104
Q

Market men’s disease

A

Francisella tularensis

105
Q

3rd most common cause of infectious respiratory disease

A

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

106
Q

Rocky mountain spotted fever

A

Rickettsiae rickettsii

107
Q

Weil’s disease

A

Leptospira interrogans serovar icterohemorrhagiae

108
Q

Infectious jaundice

A

Leptospira interrogans serovar canicola

109
Q

Fort bragg or Pretibial fever

A

Leptospira interrogans serovar autumnalis

110
Q

Marsh fever

A

Leptospira interrogans serovar grippotyphosa

111
Q

Seven-day fever

A

Leptospira interrogans serovar hebdomadis

112
Q

Swineherd’s disease

A

Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona/mitis

113
Q

Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome

A

Neisseria meningitidis

114
Q

Meningitis, meningococcemia, DIC

A

Neisseria meningitidis

115
Q

Koch’s bacillus

A

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

116
Q

Pulmonary tuberculosis in PH

A

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

117
Q

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome

A

Neisseria gonorrhea
Chlamydia trachomatis

118
Q

Opththalmia neonatorium

A

Neisseria gonorrhea

119
Q

Salpingitis

A

Neisseria gonorrhea
Chlamydia trachomatis

120
Q

Jaw surgery bacteria

A

Veilonella

121
Q

2nd cause of otitis media

A

Haemophilus influenzae

1st: S. pneumoniae
2nd: H. influenzae
3rd: Moraxella catarrhalis

122
Q

Mycobacteria: Cervical lymphadenopathy

A

Mycobacterium scrofulaceum

123
Q

Hansen’s disease

A

Mycobacterium leprae

124
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Lady windermere syndrome

A

Mycobacterium avium complex

125
Q

Crohn’s disease

A

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis

126
Q

Infant botulism or “floppy baby” syndrome

A

Clostridium botulinum

127
Q

Flaccid paralysis

A

Clostridium botulinum

128
Q

Stickland reaction

A

Clostridium spp. (C. botulinum, C. difficile)

129
Q

Clostridium causing strabismus

A

Clostridium botulinum

130
Q

Most common cause of toxic shock syndrome

A

Staphylococcus aureus

131
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Common opportunistic pathogen in hospitalized patients (hospital-acquired infections)

A

Serratia (S. marcescens)

132
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Granuloma, Rhinocleroma

A

Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis

133
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E.coli watery diarrhea in infants

A

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC)

134
Q

Pea soup stool

A

Salmonella typhi

135
Q

Montezuma’s revenge

A

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC)

136
Q

Mesenteric lymphadenitis

A

Yersinia enterocolitica

137
Q

Plague/ Black Death

A

Yersinia pestis

138
Q

Tenesmus/Dysentery

A

Shigella spp.

139
Q

No.1 food poisoning

A

Staphylococcus aureus

140
Q

Blood culture and prosthetic heart valve contaminant

A

Staphylococcus epidermidis
Corynebacterium jeikeum

141
Q

Most common cause of adult bacterial meningitis

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae

142
Q

Dental plaques/caries

A

Streptococcus mutans

143
Q

Most common cause of otitis media

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae

144
Q

Highly virulent species for humans; anthrax

A

Bacillus anthracis

145
Q

Subacute endocarditis due to dental procedure

A

Streptococcus sanguinis

146
Q

Most common flora of the mouth

A

Viridans streptococcus

147
Q

Erythasma

A

Corynebacterium minitussimum

148
Q

Scalded Skin Syndrome

A

Staphylococcus aureus

149
Q

Eye infection of heroin addicts

A

Bacillus subtilis *

150
Q

Clostridium - Opisthotonus

A

Clostridium tetani

151
Q

Pseudomembrane on tonsils

A

Clostridium diphtheriae

152
Q

Most common cause of UTI in women

A

Escherichia coli

153
Q

2nd most common cause of UTI in women (non-hospitalized)

A

Staphylococcus saphrophyticus

154
Q

Scarlet fever

A

Streptococcus pyogenes