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1
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AV nodal block

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Lyme disease

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MALT lymphoma

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H. pylori

also gastric adenocarcinoma

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3
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Clue cell

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Gardnerella vaginalis

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Argyll Robertson pupil

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Tertiary syphilis

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Lacks classic peptidoglycan wall rendering B-lactam antibiotics less effectiove

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Exotoxin A

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Strep pyogenes

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7
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Produces alpha toxin

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C. perfringes

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8
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Cleave SNARE protein

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tetanospasmin

botulinum toxin

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9
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Mulberry molars

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Congenital syphilis

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10
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Strawberry tongue, sandpaper rash

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Scarlet fever - strep pyogenes (GAS)

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Lymphgranuloma venereum

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Chlamydia trachomatis serotype L1, L2, L3

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12
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Only bacterium with polypeptide capsule

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Bacillus anthracis

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13
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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

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post-antibiotic flu-like syndrome due to killed spirochetes releasing endotoxin

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14
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Q fever

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Coxiella

cattle/sheep amniotic fluid

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15
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Cause oral/facial defects with sinus tracts

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Actinomyces

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16
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Armadillo reservoir

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Mycobacterium leprae

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17
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Gas gangrene and hemolysis

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C. perfringens

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18
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Grows in 42C

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Campylobacter jejuni

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19
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Avian reservoir

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Chlamydia psittaci

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20
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Bilateral facial palsy

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Lyme disease

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21
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Alcoholics, diabetics, aspiration

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Kleb

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22
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Condyloma lata

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Secondary syph

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23
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Important association with S. bovis

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Colon cancer

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24
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Actin rocket tails

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Listeria

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25
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Toxin A vs Toxin B in C. diff

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Toxin A - binds to brush border of gut

Toxin B - cytotoxin - pseudomembranous colitis

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26
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Hansen disease with low cell-mediated immune response

Mostly Th2 response

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Lepromatous

Tuberculoid has Th1, cell-mediated immune response

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27
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Obligate intracellular - cannot make own ATP

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Chlamydia

Other obligate intracellular bacteria:
Rickettsia
Coxiella
Mycobacterium leprae

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28
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Contributes to chronic pneumonia in CF patients

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Pseudomonas

due to mucoid polysaccharide capsule - biofilm formation

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29
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Cord factor

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Mycobacterium

inhibits macrophage maturation

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30
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Affects Renshaw cells in spinal cord

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C. tetani - tetanospasmin

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31
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Elek test

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Diphtheria

32
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Chronic infection causes blindness in Africa due to follicular conjunctivitis

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Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes A, B, C

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Ecthyma gangrenosum

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Pseudomonas

34
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Cytoplasmic inclusions seen on Giemsa or fluorescent antibody

35
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Pseudoappendicitis

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Yersinia enterocolitica

mesenteric adenitis or terminal ileitis

36
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Important nosocomial infection caused by this group D strep

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VRE

vancomycin resistant enterocci

37
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Permanent activation of Gs

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Cholera toxin

38
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Branching filament bacterium, acid fast, aerobe

39
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Exotoxin encoded by Beta-prophage

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

40
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Screen 35-37 week AOG mothers for this bacteria

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GBS agalactiae

41
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Constipation followed by diarrhea

Rose spots on abdomen

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Typhoid fever

Salmonella typhi

42
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Produces IgA proteases

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Strep pneumo
Neisseria
H. influenzae

43
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Sarcoidosis causes false negative what

44
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Pyocyanin

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Pseudomonas

45
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Makes dextran - binding to fibrin-platelet aggregates on heart valves

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Strep sanguinis

46
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M protein

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GAS (pyogenes)

antiphagocytic protein
causes reactivity with host cells

47
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Produce biofilms - adhere to prosthetic devices and IV catheters

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Staph epidermidis

48
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Association with Reiter syndrome

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Shigella flexneri

Chlamydia trachomatis

49
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Inhibits EF-2

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Diphtheria toxin

Pseudomonas

50
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Yellow sulfur granules

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Actinomyces

51
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Gram positive rod with metachromatic granules

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Diphtheria

52
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Hippurate (+) test

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Strep agalactiae (GBS)

53
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Atypical walking pneumonia

High titer of IgM cold agglutinins

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

54
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HUS

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EHEC
Shigella

Triad = hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, acute renal failure

55
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Impetigo in staph aureus vs strep pyogenes

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strep pyo = vesicular

staph auerues = bullous

56
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Rash starts at wrists and ankles then spreads to palm, sole, trunk

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Rickettsi rickettsii

57
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Colonizes gallbladder - carrier state

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Salmonella typhi

58
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Enzyme used to form fibrin clot

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coagulase – abscess formation

59
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Saber shin

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Congenital syphilis

60
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Fishy smell, grayish vaginal discharge

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Gardnerella

61
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Painful chancroid

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H. ducreyi

62
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Babies are commonly susceptible to these bacteria

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GBS agalactiae

Listeria monocytogenes

63
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Charcot joint

Stroke without hypertension

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Tertiary syphilis

64
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Floppy baby syndrome

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ingestion of C. botulinum spores in honey

65
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Second common most UTI in young women

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S. saprophyticus

66
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Burn victims

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Pseudomonas

67
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Endemic vs Epidemic typhus

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Both rashes start centrally, spare palm/sole

Endemic - R. typhi
Epidemic - R. prowazekii

68
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Erythema chronicum migrans

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Lyme disease

69
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Causes osteomyelitis in sickle cell

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Salmonella

Common osteomyelitis causing organisms
Staph aureus
Pseudomonas
Salmonella

70
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False positives in VDRL

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Viral - mono, hep
Drug
Rheumatic fever
Lupus, Leprosy

71
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Legionella stains with what?

grown in what medium

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Silver stain

Charcoal yest extract culture with iron and cysteine

72
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Red current jelly sputum

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Klebsiella

73
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Hot tub folliculitis

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Pseudomonas

74
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PYR (pyrrolidonyl arylamidase) positive

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Strep pyogenes

75
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Chocolate agar, factors V and X

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H. influenzae

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