Bug hints Flashcards
1
Q
pus, empyema, abscess
A
S. aureus
2
Q
pediatric infection
A
HiB
3
Q
pneumonia in CF or burn infection
A
Pseudomonas
4
Q
branching rods in oral infection, sulfur granules
A
Actinomyces
5
Q
traumatic open wound
A
C. perfringens
6
Q
surgical would
A
S. aureus
7
Q
dog/cat bite
A
Pasteurella
8
Q
“currant jelly” sputum
A
Klebsiella
9
Q
positive PAS stain
A
Tropheryma whipplei (Whipple’s disease)
10
Q
sepsis/meningitis in newborn
A
GBS
11
Q
health care provider
A
HBV from needle stick
12
Q
fungal infection in diabetic or ICM
A
Mucor or Rhizopus spp.
13
Q
asplenic patient
A
encapsulated microbes
14
Q
chronic granulomatous disease
A
catalase-positive microbes (esp S. aureus)
15
Q
neutropenic patients
A
Candida albicans, Aspergillus