Gram (-) Flashcards
1
Q
Neisseria Gonococci
A
- ferments glucose
- no polysaccaride capsule, no maltose, no vaccine
- pelvic inflammatory disease, Fitz-hugh-curtiss
- ceftriaxone
2
Q
Neisseria Meningococci
A
- yes capsule, yes maltose, yes vaccine
- Waterhouse Friderchsen syndrome
- ceftriaxone
3
Q
Haemophilus Influenzae
A
- epiglottitis, meninigitis, otitis media, pneumonia
- treat with amoxicillin or ceftriaxone
4
Q
Legionella
A
- water source
- no person to person
- treat with macrolide
5
Q
Pseudomonas
A
- aerobic
- osteomyelitis, pneumonia, spesis, UTI, etc…
- common in burn victims
6
Q
EIEC
A
invasive dysentery (Invades)
7
Q
ETEC
A
travelers diarrhea (watery) (Travelers)
8
Q
EPEC
A
- no toxin
- diarrhea in kids
9
Q
EHEC
A
- shiga like toxin
- hemolytic uremic syndrome
- O157:H7
10
Q
Klebsiella
A
- dark red currant jelly suptum
- consider in alcoholics, diabetics, pneumonia
11
Q
Campy jejuni
A
- bloody diarrhea in children
- unpasteurized milk
12
Q
Salmonella
A
- typhoid fever (rose spots on abdomen, constipation, pain)
- fluoroquinolone, ceftriaxone
- monocyte immune response
13
Q
Shigella
A
- intracellular
- bloody diarrhea
- small infectious dose
14
Q
Vibrio cholerae
A
- rice water diarrhea
- seafood poisoning
- grows in alkaline media
15
Q
Lyme Disease
A
- Borrelia bugdorferi
- “Lime pie in the FACE”
- Facial palsy, Arthritis, Cardiac block, Erythema chronicum