Diseases Flashcards

1
Q

Cause of meningitis

A

Neisseria meningitidis

Staphylococcus aureus

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2
Q

Most common healthcare infection

A

Clostridium difficile

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3
Q

Cause of viral gastroenteritis

A

Norovirus

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4
Q

Causes of community acquire pneumonia

A

Streptococcus pneumonia
Most common
Haemophilus influenza
Staphylococcus aureus

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5
Q

Causes of endocarditis

A

1 yr post op

Coagulate negative staphylococcus

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6
Q

Cause of colitis

A

Clostridium difficile

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7
Q

Causes of malaria

A
Plasmodium
Falciparum
Vivax
Ovale
Malariae
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8
Q

Causes of typhoid

A

Salmonella typhii

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9
Q

Causes of travellers diarrhoea

A

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Salmonella
Campylobacter
Vibrio cholera

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10
Q

Prosthetic joint

Pacing wire infection

A

Coagulate negative staphylococcus

Staphylococcus aureus

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11
Q

Ventilator associated pneumonia

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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12
Q

Chicken pox

Shingles

A

Varicella zoster

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13
Q

what virus causes URTI

A

Adenovirus

Influenza

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14
Q

Cause of cholera

A

Vibrio cholera

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15
Q

UTIs

A

E. Coli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Gram negative bacilli

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16
Q

UTI from catheter

A

Coagulate negative staphylococcus

17
Q

Atypical pneumonia

A

Legionella pneumophilia
Mycoplasma
Clamydia

18
Q

Hospital acquired pneumonia

A

Gram negative bacteria
Eneterobacteriaciae
Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas

19
Q

Aspheric patients are more vulnerable to…

A
Encapsulated bacteria as the swollen clears these.
Haemophilus influenzae
Streptococcus pneumonia
Neisseria meningitidis
Group B strep
Salmonella typhi