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Bacterial Diseases/Pathogens Flashcards

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S.aureus, S.epidermidis

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pyogenic cocci

abscess, cellulitis, pneumonia, sepsis

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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pyogenic cocci

pharyngitis, erysipelas (acute infection of upper dermis + superficial lymphatics), scarlet fever

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Strep pneumoniae

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pyogenic cocci

lobar pneumonia, meningitis

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Neisseria meningitidis

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pyogenic cocci

meningitis

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Neisseria gonorrheae

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pyogenic cocci

gonorrhea

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E.Coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, enterobacter (aerobacter) aerogenes, Proteus (P.mirabilis, P.morgagni), Serratia marcescens, P.aeruginosa

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opportunistic infections
Gram neg infections
UTI, wound infection, abscess, pneumonia, sepsis, shock, endocarditis

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Bacteroides spp (B.fragilis)

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Gram neg infections

anaerobic infection

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Legionella (L.pneumonphila)

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Gram neg infections

Legionnaire’s dz

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H.influenzae

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congenital childhood bacterial dz

meningitis, upper/lower respiratory tract infections

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Bordetella pertussis

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congenital childhood bacterial dz

whooping cough

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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congenital childhood bacterial dz

diphtheria

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E.Coli, Shigella, V.cholerae, C.jejuni, C.coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, Salmonella

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enteric infection

invasive or noninvasive gastroenterocolitis

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Salmonella typhi

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enteric infection

typhoid fever

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Clostridium tetani

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clostridial infection

tetanus (lockjaw)

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C.botulinum

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clostridial infection

botulism (paralytic food poisoning)

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C.perfringens, C.septicum

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clostridial infection

gas gangrene, necrotizing cellulitis

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C.difficile

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opportunistic infection
clostridial infection
pseudomembranous colitis

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Bacillus anthracis

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zoonotic bacterial inf

anthrax

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Yersinia pestis

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zoonotic bacterial inf

bubonic plague

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Francisella tularensis

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zoonotic bacterial inf

tularemia

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Brucella melitensis, B.suis, B.abortus

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zoonotic bacterial inf

brucellosis (undulant fever)

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Borella recurrentis

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zoonotic bacterial inf

relapsing fever

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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zoonotic bacterial inf

lyme dz

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Treponema pallidum

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human treponemal infection

syphilis

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M.tuberculosis, M.bovis

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M.tuberculosis = opportunistic inf

tuberculosis

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M.leprae

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M.kansasii, M.avium, M.intracellulare

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M.kansasii = opportunistic inf

atypical mycobacterial inf

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Nocardia asteroides

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opportunistic inf
Actinomycetaceae
nocardiosis

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Actinomyces israelii

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Actinomycetaceae

actinomycosis

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