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Etiologic Agents Flashcards

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C. Difficile Infection

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C. difficile

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Gastroenteriti s/Traveler’s Diarrhea

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  • E.coli (EAEC, ETEC
  • Campylobacter
  • salmonella
  • shigella
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Rotavirus

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rotavirus

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Hepatic Abscess

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E.histolytica (Ameobic Liver Abcess)
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Bacterial Abscess
-E.coli, Klebs, Strep, Enterococcus, Bacteriodes - often polymicrobial

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Helicobacter pylori associated infections

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Helicobacter pylori

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Common Cold

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  • respiratory viruses
  • enterovirus (echovirus, coxsackievirus)
  • human metapneumovir us
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Pharyngitis

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  • Group A Streptococcus (streptococcus pyogenses)
  • other bacteria
  • respiratory viruses
  • other viruses
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Otitis Media

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2/3 patients-combined viral & bacterial

Service/persistent/refractory AOM:

  • S. pneumoniae
  • H. influenzae
  • Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Staphlococcus aureus
  • viruses:
  • Respiratory viruses, coronoviruses, human metapneumoevirus
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Sinusitis

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-Respiratory viruses (200x ore common than bacterial!)

Bacterial:

  • S. pneumoniae
  • H. influenzae
  • M. catarrhalis (less common)
  • anaerobes & microaerophilic Strep: associated dental disease
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Croup

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  • Parainfluenza virus type 1 (most common cause, cn also be caused by type 2, 3)
  • Coronaviruses
  • Measles
  • Enteroviruses
  • respiratory viruses
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Pertussis

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Bordella pertussis:

  • obligate human pathogen
  • fastidious Gram negative coccobacilli
  • requires specialized medium to grow incubation
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influenza

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Respiratory viruses

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Acute bronchitis

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  • Mycoplasma penuomoniae
  • Chlamydophila peumoniae
  • Bordetella pertussis
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Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis

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  • viruses
  • Haemophilus
  • S. pneumoniae
  • M.catarrhalis
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • P.aeruginosa
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Bronchiolitis

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  • RSV

- other viruses

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Community acquired pneumonia (pneumonia in a patient who is/has not recently been in hospital)

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  • Neonate: E.coli, GBS, S.aureus, Pseudomonas, C. trachomatis
  • Infants: RSV, influenza, S.pneumoniae, H.influenzae, S. aureus
  • Children: as per infants plus parainfluenza, adenovirus, M. pneumoniae
  • Adults: Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Atypical: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila
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Healthcare associated/nosocomial pneumonia (pneumonia that develops 48 hours of more after admission)

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Usual pathogens: Enterobacteriacae (E.coli, Klebisella, Serraito) & S. aureus Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP): as above + Pseudomonas aeruginos

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Empyema

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  • Anaerobes
  • Streptococcus anginosus group
  • Enterobacteriaceae (if chronic)
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Lung abscess

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mouth flora: oral anaerobes, Eikenella corrodes, Streptococci spp

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