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1
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beta hemolytic respiratory tract organism:

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-Group A strep (strep pyogenes)

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Bacterial meningitis, < 2 months

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Group B Strep(agalactiae)

E. Coli

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Bacterial meningitis, young children

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  • H. Influenzae (vaccine)

- Non-polio Enterococcus

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Bacterial meningitis, teenagers

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  • Pneumococcus

- N. meningiditis

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5
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Optichin sensitive

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Streptococcus pneumoiae

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Acute Otitis Media

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  • Pneumococcus

- H. influenzae

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Hemin and NAD for growth

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H. influenzae, type B (encapsulated)

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8
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Painless genital lesion

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Syphilis (chancre)

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9
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Painful genital lesion

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Herpes, chancroid

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Erythema Migrans

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Lyme Disease, Borrelia burgdorferri

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mecA gene

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MRSA

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12
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chocolate agar

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Neisseria

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13
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Neisseria oxidizing maltose

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Meningiditis

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14
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Thayer – Martin Media

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Neisseria gonorrheae

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15
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No peptidoglycan layer

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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16
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Catalase Test

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+ = staphylococcus

  • = streptococcus
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17
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Bacitracin Test

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+ = Strep. Pyogenes

  • = Strep. Agalactiae
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18
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Coagulase Test

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+ = Staph. Aureus

  • = epidermidis
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19
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Sweet odor on culture medium

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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20
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Swimmer’s Ear

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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21
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CF patients

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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22
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Antibiotic associated diarrhea

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Clostridium dificile

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23
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Sorbitol agar

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E. Coli

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24
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Pseudomembranous colitis

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Clostridium dificile

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25
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raw burger

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e coli

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26
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Poultry, reptiles

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  • Salmonella (motile)

– shigella is non motile

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27
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Rusty sputum

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Pneumococcus

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28
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Indwelling prosthetic infection

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

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29
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UTI post surgery

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Enterococcus

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30
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Vancomycin is bad to treat…

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gram negative

31
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Resistance from decreased entry – mech.

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porin mutations

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Resistance via altered target – mech.

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mecA gene, PBP’s decreased affinity

33
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Resistance via enzyme degrade –mech.

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Beta-lactamases

ESBLs (extended spectrum beta lactamases)

34
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Resistance via metabolic bypass

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sulfa drugs

35
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Resistance via increased exit – mech.

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efflux pumps

36
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Toxin increasing cAMP levels

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Cholera

ETEC

pertussis

37
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Strawberry Tongue

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GAS complication

38
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Prairie Dogs

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Plague

Yersinia Pestis

39
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MacConkey non-lactose fermenters

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Campylobacter

Shigella

Salmonella

40
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Acute Infectious Gastroenteritis, no diarrhea

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S. typhii

41
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AIG, gram-negative rod, with bacteremia

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Salmonella

42
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Right Lower Quadrant Pain

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Campylobacter jejuni

43
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Impetigo

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Group A strep

44
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Rash on Palms

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RMSF = rocky mountain spotted

Syphilis

45
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Conjunctivitis, most common

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Adenovirus (pink eye), others = GC, CT, H.flu,

46
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Diarrheal pathogen with no animal reservoir

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Shigella

47
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Amoeba

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Legionella

48
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Bacterial Diarrhea

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Salmonella
Shigella
Campylobacter
E. Coli

49
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Bacterial Lower Resp. Infection

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Pneumococcus
H. Influenzae
Pertussis
Tuberculosis

50
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Rash causing bacteria

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RMSF
Syphilis
Staphylococcus (poss strep sequelae)

51
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Internal fracture infection

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Salmonella, strep, staph

52
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Bloody diarrhea

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Shigella

EHEC-O157

53
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Diarrhea, no stool culture

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Clostridia dificile

54
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Bacteria, no person-person transmission

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RMSF = rocky mountain spotted

55
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Complement deficient infection

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Neisseria meningiditis

56
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Exotoxin

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Subunit A = catalytic

Sununit B = binding, highly antigenic

57
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Post-viral pneumonia

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Staphylococcus aureus (#1)

poss pneumo

H.flu

58
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UTI catheter infection

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

59
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M protein

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Group A strep, Factor H can’t bind – no complement !!

60
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UTI during pregnancy

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Group B strep

61
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Bacterial growth in bile

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Enterococcus

62
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Gram-positive bacteria with endotoxin

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Listeria

63
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Rx for Neisseria

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3rd generation cephalosporins

64
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Microaerophilic bacteria

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Campylobacter jejuni

65
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Macrolides used to treat

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Atypicals = legionella, perfringens, chlaymid, campylo

66
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ETEC

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Toxin, traveler’s diarrhea

67
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EPEC

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Lesion, infantile diarrhea in developing country

68
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EHEC

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Colon, stx toxin, bloody diarrhea

69
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EIEC

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Actin invasion, dysentery, epidemics in poor countries

70
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EAEC

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Biofilm, mucoid diarrhea

71
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DAEC

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Diarrhea in older children in developing countries

72
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Virulence Gene locations

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Plasmids or pathogenicity islands

73
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Endotoxin

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LPS, LTA, weakly antigenic

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