Bug Hints (if all else fails)

Question 1

which organism(s) is associated with an asplenic patient? Why?

Answer 1

• encapsulated microbes, espcially SHiN
  
  • S. pneumoniae >> H. influenzae type B > N. meningitidis
    
    • ​due to surgical splenectomy or autosplenectomy, ie. chronic sickle cell disease

Question 2

which organism(s) is associated with branching rods in oral infection, sulfur granules?

Answer 2

• Actinomyces israelii

Question 3

which organism(s) is associated with chronic granulomatous disease?

Answer 3

• catalase + microbes
  
  • especially S. aureus

Question 4

which organism(s) is associated with “currant jelly” sputum?

Answer 4

• Klebsiella

Question 5

which organism(s) is associated with a dog or cat bite?

Answer 5

• Pasteurella multocida

Question 6

which organism(s) is associated with facial nerve palsy?

Answer 6

• Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)

Question 7

which organism(s) is associated with fungal infection in diabetic or immunocompromised patient?

Answer 7

• Mucor or Rhizopus spp.

Question 8

which organism(s) is associated with being a health care provider?

Answer 8

• HBV
  
  • from a needlestick

Question 9

which organism(s) is associated with neutropenic patients?

Answer 9

• Candida albicans (systemic)
• Aspergillus

Question 10

which organism(s) is associated with being an organ transplant recipient?

Answer 10

• CMV

Question 11

which organism(s) is associated with PAS+?

Answer 11

• Tropheryma whipples (Whipple disease)

Question 12

which organism(s) is associated with a pediatric infection?

Answer 12

• Haemophilus influenzae
  
  • ​including epiglottitis

Question 13

which organism(s) is associated with pneumonia in CF, burn infection?

Answer 13

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 14

which organism(s) is associated with pus, empyema, abscess?

Answer 14

• S. aureus

Question 15

which organism(s) is associated with a rash on the hands and feet?

Answer 15

• Coxsackie A virus
• Treponema pallidum
• Rickettsia rickettsii

Question 16

which organism(s) is associated with sepsis/meningitis in a newborn?

Answer 16

• Group B strep

Question 17

which organism(s) is associated with a surgical wound?

Answer 17

• S. aureus

Question 18

which organism(s) is associated with a traumatic open wound?

Answer 18

• Clostridium perfringens