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Staphylococcus aureus

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Gram positive coccus
Coagulas positive
Aerobic
Causes boils, osteomyelitis, toxic shock syndrome
Protein A in cell wall protects vs phagocytosis

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Gram positive coccus
Coagulase negative
Aerobic
Foreign body infection e.g. catheter

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Staphylococcus saprophiticus

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Gram positive cocci
Coagulase negative
Aerobic
Common cause of UTI

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Gram positive cocci
Aerobic
Alpha haemolysis
Causes pneumonia, meningitis, bronchitis (COPD exacerbation)

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Enterococci

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Gram positive cocci
Aerobic and anaerobic
Alpha, beta and gamma haemolysis
Cause endocarditis, UTI, meningitis, diverticulitis

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Gram positive cocci
Aerobic
Beta haemolysis
Group A strep
Cause tonsillitis, cellulitis, scarlet fever, necrotising fasciitis

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Gram positive bacillus
Aerobic
Neonatal septicaemia/meningitis

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Gram positive rod
Aerobic
Sphtheria

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Clostridium tetani

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Gram positive rod
Anaerobic
tetanus

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Clostridium botulinum

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Gram positive rod
Anaerobic
Botox, botulism

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Clostridium difficile

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Gram positive rod
Anaerobic
C. diff infection

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Clostridium perfrinigens

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Gram positive rod
Anaerobic
Gas gangrene

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Neisseria gonorrhoea

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Gram negative cocci
Aerobic

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Neisserie meningitidis
aka meningococcus

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Gram negative cocci
Aerobic
Found in nasopharynx
Responsible for 60% meningitis (esp. children and young adults)

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Gram negative aerobic rods

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Klebsiella
E coli
Enterobacter
Proteus
Shigella
Yersinia
Salmonella

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Non-fastidious, non fermenting
Gram negative aerobic rods

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Vibrio cholerae
Campylobacter
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

17
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Klebsiella

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Gram negative aerobic rod
Non fastidious, fermenting

18
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E coli

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Gram negative aerobic rod
Non-fastidious, fermenting

19
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Enterobacter

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Gram negative aerobic rod
Non fastidious, fermenting

20
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Proteus

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Gram negative aerobic rod
Non-fastidious, non-fermenting

21
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Shigella

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Gram negative aerobic rod
Non-fastidious, non-fermenting

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Yersinia

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Gram negative aerobic rod
Non-fastidious, non-fermenting

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Salmonella

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Gram negative aerobic rod
Non-fastidious, non-fermenting

24
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Gram negative, aerobic rod
Catheter related infection
Green on chicken

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Vibrio cholerae

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Gram negative aerobic rod

26
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Campylobacter

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Gram negative aerobic rod

27
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Bacterioides

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Gram negative anaerobic rods

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