Bug Hints (if all else fails) Flashcards

1
Q

Pus, empyema, abscess

A

S. aureus

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2
Q

Pediatric infection

A

Haemophilus influenzae (including epiglottitis)

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3
Q

Pneumonia in cystic fibrosis, burn infection

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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4
Q

Branching rods in oral infection, sulfur granules

A

Actinomyces israelii

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5
Q

Traumatic open wound

A

Clostridium perfringens

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6
Q

Surgical wound

A

S. aureus

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7
Q

Dog or cat bite

A

Pasteurella multocida

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8
Q

“Currant jelly” sputum

A

Klebsiella

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9
Q

Positive PAS stain

A

Tropheryma whipplei (Whipple’s disease)

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10
Q

Sepsis/meningitis in newborn

A

Group B strep

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11
Q

Health care provider

A

HBV (from needle stick)

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12
Q

Fungal infection in diabetic or immunocompromised patient

A

Mucor or Rhizopus spp.

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13
Q

Asplenic patient

A

Encapsulated microbes, especially SHin (S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae type B, N. meningitidis)

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14
Q

Chronic granulomatous disease

A

Catalase-positive microbes, especially S. aureus

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15
Q

Neutropenic patients

A

Candida albicans (systemic), Aspergillus

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16
Q

Facial nerve palsy

A

Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)