Diseases Flashcards
Cause of meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis
Staphylococcus aureus
Most common healthcare infection
Clostridium difficile
Cause of viral gastroenteritis
Norovirus
Causes of community acquire pneumonia
Streptococcus pneumonia
Most common
Haemophilus influenza
Staphylococcus aureus
Causes of endocarditis
1 yr post op
Coagulate negative staphylococcus
Cause of colitis
Clostridium difficile
Causes of malaria
Plasmodium Falciparum Vivax Ovale Malariae
Causes of typhoid
Salmonella typhii
Causes of travellers diarrhoea
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Salmonella
Campylobacter
Vibrio cholera
Prosthetic joint
Pacing wire infection
Coagulate negative staphylococcus
Staphylococcus aureus
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Chicken pox
Shingles
Varicella zoster
what virus causes URTI
Adenovirus
Influenza
Cause of cholera
Vibrio cholera
UTIs
E. Coli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Gram negative bacilli