bacterial properties and disease Flashcards
bacterial pathogens: list examples of important bacterial pathogens, explain how they are transmitted by different routes, and the ways in which they cause disease
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gram -ve pathogens
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Neisseria (meningitidis and gonorrhoeae), Haemophilus influenza, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Vibrio cholerae, Shigella
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gram +ve bacteria
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Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus: group A=pyogenes, group B=agalactiae, Viridans strep, Pneumococcus; Clostridium (difficile, tetani, botulinum, pergringens); Listeria spp.
