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Gram-Negative Cocci

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Neisseria
Moraxella
Veillonella

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae shape

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diplococcus, “imparting kidney bean.”

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae virulence factors

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pili (hairlike appendages)
OM proteins (Outer membrane proteins)

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae clinical disease

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Gonorrhea

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gonorrhea is a _____________ infection

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sexually transmitted

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae virulence factor (pili)

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enhances attachment to the host cell
also adds to resistance to phagocytosis

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae virulence factor (OM protein)

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adhesion and attachment to host receptors.

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Gonorrhea in males

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Urethritis = painful urination
epididymitis
orchitis
yellow, cream-like pus discharge

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Gonorrhea in females

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1st - Endocervix, vagina, and urethra infection
2nd - Salpingitis = inflammation of fallopian tube
3rd - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease = fever and abdominal pain
Mucopurulent discharge = thick mucus-like

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the bloodstream

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Bacteremia
Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum
Gonococcal endocarditis

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae treatment

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Erythromycin
Tetracycline
Crede’s method (Silver nitrate solution)

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Crede’s method (Silver nitrate solution) MOA

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denature proteins; inhibiting adhesion

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Neisseria meningitidis POE

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Inhalation of respiratory droplet
Nasopharynx

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Neisseria meningitidis clinical diseases

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Bacteremia Meningococcemia
Meningococcal meningitis

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meningococci infect the bloodstream, it causes lesions called _________.

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petechiae

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refers to the appearance on the skin as small, round (non-raised) red to purple spots. It is typically caused by hemorrhage (escape of blood from ruptured blood vessel.

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Petechiae

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larger petechiae

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ecchymoses

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can be a severe disease caused by your meningococcus, leading to death.

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome

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Neisseria meningitidis treatment

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Penicillin G
Third generation cephalosporins
- Ceftriaxone
- Cefotaxime

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is included in the same bacterial family as Neisseria due to morphological and biochemical similarities.

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Moraxella

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is a significant opportunist pathogen that mainly affects
immunocompromised/immunosuppressed individuals.

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Moraxella cattarhalis

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Moraxella cattarhalis clinical syndromes

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Meningitis
Endocarditis
Sinusitis
Otitis media
Bronchopulmonary infections
Neonatal conjuctivitis

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Moraxella cattarhalis

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Amoxicillin- clavulanate
Cephalosporins (2nd and 3rd)
TMP-SMX

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This species rarely cause diseases

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Veillonella spp

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Veillonella spp clinical disease

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meningitis
endocarditis
osteomyelitis

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Veillonella spp

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Vancomycin
Tetracycline
Aminoglycosides
Ciprofloxacin

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Gram-Negative Bacilli (Enterobacteriaceae Coliform)

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Escherichia
Klebsiella
Proteus

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Gram-Negative Bacilli (Enterobacteriaceae Non-Coliform)

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Shigella
Salmonella
Yersinia

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Gram-Negative Bacilli (Non-fermentative)

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Pseudomonas
Acinetobacter
Burkholderia

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Gram-Negative Bacilli (Others related enteropathogenic)

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Vibrio
Helicobacter

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Gram-Negative Bacilli (Other miscellaneous)

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Bordetella
Brucella
Francisella
Haemophilus
Legionella
Pasteurella

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Opportunistic and most ferment lactose

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Coliforms

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33
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Escherichia coli virulence factors

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O antigen
K Antigen
H antigen

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Antigen; somatic, liposaccharide, heat and alcohol resistant

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O antigen

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Antigen; fimbrial,polysaccharide or protein, interfere with agglutination

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K antigen

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Antigen; flagellar and movement

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H antigen

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37
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Escherichia coli clinical diseases

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UTI
Gastroenteritis
Meningitis
sepsis

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UTI symptoms

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Frequent urination
Dysuria
Hematuria
Pyuria

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UTI can cause

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cystitis
pyelonephritis

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40
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inflammation of the lower urinary tract (bladder).

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Cystitis

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refers to the inflammation of the upper urinary tract (kidneys).

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Pyelonephritis

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E. coli-associated diarrheal mdiseases or intestinal tract infections associated with diarrhea.

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Gastroenteritis

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Enterotoxins bind to the epithelial cells of the small intestines causing a disruption to the physiology of the cells.

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Toxigenic diarrhea

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bacteria invade the walls of the small and large intestines causing a disruption in the architecture of the tissues. This leads to injury.

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Invasive diarrhea

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Stool: larger fecal volume, little-to-no blood.

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Toxigenic diarrhea

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Stool: smaller in volume, evident blood in stool. Also includes ulceration.

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Invasive diarrhea

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Stool: smaller in volume, evident blood in stool. Also includes ulceration.

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Invasive diarrhea

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Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)

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Infantile diarrhea

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Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)

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Traveler’s diarrhea

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1st person to describe Klebsiella pneumonia

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Lee Friedlander

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Also called as “Friedlander’s bacillus,” colonizes the respiratory tract, causing chronic lung infections

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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The _______ from this infection is characterized as thick a bloody, with a jelly texture and rusty appearance. Infection can progress to ___________.

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sputum; abscess formation

52
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often complicated urinary tract infections.

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Proteus mirabilis

53
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_______ urinary tract infections is often associated with Proteus mirabilis.

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Catheter-associated

54
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Escherichia coli treatment

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Doxycycline,
TMP-SMX
Fluoroquinolones,
rifaximin,
rifamycin

55
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Klebsiella pneumoniae capsule evades alveolar macrophages due to

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alveoli-like capsule

56
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Shigella is transmitted from person to person

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food,
fingers,
feces,
flies.

57
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four pathogenic species of Shigella:

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S. dysenteriae
S. sonnei
S. flexneri
S. boydii

58
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Shigella dysenteriae virulence factors

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Endotoxins
Shiga toxin

59
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Virulence factor that contributeto the bowel wall irritation during infection.

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endotoxins

60
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a heat-labile toxin that assists the entry of Shigella into the host.

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Shiga toxin

61
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Shiga toxin can function both as an

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enterotoxin and a neurotoxin.

62
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Shiga toxin, it affects the gut, and causes diarrhea.

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enterotoxin

63
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Shiga toxin, it affects the central nervous system. It can cause meningismus and coma.

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neurotoxin,

64
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Shigella dysenteriae clinical disease

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Shigellosis (Bacillary dysentery)

65
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Ingestion of contaminated food/beverage is the common entry and invades the mucosa of the ileum and colon and often accompanied by ulceration.

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Shigellosis (Bacillary dysentery)

66
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Shigellosis latter symptoms

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tenesmus (rectal spasms).
Stool excretion with mucous and blood

67
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refers to infections due to the Salmonella species.

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Salmonellosis

68
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Mainly caused typhoid fevers

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Typhoidal species

69
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Typhoidal species

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S. typhi
S. paratyphi

70
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Mainly causes infections other than typhoid such as enterocolitis and metastatic infections

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Non-typhoidal species

71
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Non-typhoidal species

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S. enteritidis
S. cholerasius

72
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Salmonella spp clinical disease

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Enterocolitis
Typhoid fever (Enteric fevers)
Bacteremia
focal lesions

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Prominent salmonella that causes enterocolitis

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S. typhimirium
S. enteritidis

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Tests for salmonella

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Stool analysis for leukocytes or bacterial presence

75
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Typhoid cases progress through a _______ course.

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bimodal

76
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Typhoid cases progress Early period:

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stage of fever and constipation.
negative to stool analysis

77
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Typhoid cases progress Second phase

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Diarrheic/diarrheal phase
Feces excreted resemble “Pea soup” (slimy & greenish).

78
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Salmonella incubation period

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14 days

79
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Salmonella spp treatment

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Ampicillin
TMP-SMX
Third-generation cephalosporin

80
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Yersinia spp

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Y. pestis
Y. enterocolitica
Y. pseudotuberculosis

81
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The spp that caused the black plague/black death

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Yersinia pestis

82
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Yersinia main agents that cause enteric infections in humans

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Y. enterocolitica
Y. pseudotuberculosis

83
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Black plague was spread due to

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rat-infested ships.

84
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Yersinia pestis vectors

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Rodents with fleas

85
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Fleas that proliferate Yersinia pestis

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Xenopsylla cheopsis

86
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Clinical manifestations of plague

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Bubonic plague
Septicemic plague
Pneumonic plague

87
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Gangrene in Yersinia pestis

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Blackening of the digits

88
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characterized by the presence of the bubo (buboes) enlarged tender nodes around areas of the neck, armpits, and groin

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Bubonic plague

89
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Bubonic plague often leads to this blackening of the skin, the death of the tissue, technically termed as gangrene.

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Septicemic plague

90
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results from direct inhalation of the organism (Y. pestis). leading to chest
pains, coughs, hemoptysis, and severe respiratory distress. leads to highly contagious sputum and respiratory droplets.

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Pneumonic plague

91
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Organisms under NONFERMENTATIVE GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA

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Pseudomonas
Acinetobacter
Burkholderia
Strenotrophomonas
Achromobacter
Alkaligenes

92
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are highly resistant to soaps, dyes, disinfectants, drugs, and extreme
environments. Typically found in wet areas.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

93
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factor

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Endotoxin lipopolysaccharides
Porin toxin

94
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa proteins which contributed to the resistance characteristic of this bacteria and less permeable to antimicrobial drugs.

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Porin proteins

95
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical disease attained thru lumbar or
neurosurgical procedures

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Meningitis

96
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical disease catheter-associated or instrument-related irrigating solutions

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UTI

97
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical disease from contaminated
respiratory devices

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Necrotizing pneumonia

98
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa other clinical disease

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Wound infections
Eye infections
Otitis
Ecthyma gangrenosum

99
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are contaminants found in mostly in hospital environments specifically in wet areas including soaps and disinfectant solutions.

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Acinetobacter baumannii

100
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Acinetobacter baumannii known virulence factor

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Endotoxins

101
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Acinetobacter baumannii clinical disease originated from contaminated inhalation therapy equipment. Also traced from room humidifiers and vaporizers.

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Pneumonia

102
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Acinetobacter baumannii clinical disease Also sepsis. From infected intravenous catheters. Highly present in patients with immune deficiencies

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Bacteremia

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Acinetobacter baumannii other clinical disease

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Bacteriuria
Tissue and Wound infections

104
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Formerly classified under Pseudomonas, some can be found in the hospital environment, but it is also ubiquitous in nature.

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Burkholderia

105
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Burkholderia spp

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B. pseudomallei
B. mallei
B. cepacia complex

106
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Burkholderia clinical disease

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Melioidosis

107
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Burkholderia typically occurs in three forms:

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localized suppurative infections,
acute septicemic,
pulmonary.

108
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Melioidosis enter through breaks in the skin which can lead to the acute septicemic form which can affect numerous organs.

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Localized suppurative infections

109
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most common form of meliodosis acquired by inhalation and transmitted through nasopharynx. It can also lead to bacteremia.

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pulmonary infections

110
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Melioidosis pulmonary infections causative agent

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Burkholderia pseudomallei

111
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causes glanders or farcy, mostly seen in horses, mules and donkeys.

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Burkholderia mallei

112
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has been isolated from hospital environments. People with cystic fibrosis (CF) are particularly vulnerable to this infection. leads to progressive deterioration and necrotizing pneumonia and bacteremia.

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Burkholderia cepacia

113
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genera under related enteropathogens:

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Vibrio
Aeromonas
Campylobacter
Helicobacter

114
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Causative agent of cholera

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Vibrio cholerae

115
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Vibrio toxin is a heat-labile enterotoxin that primarily causes water and electrolyte loss.

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cholera toxin

116
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Vibrio cholerae is also the main cause of

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epidemic cholera or Asiatic cholera

117
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Cholera; Stool is described as “ ___________.” Water loss can be ___________ lost in
1 hr.

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rice water; 1 liter

118
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Other pathogenic Vibrio

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V. parahemoliticus
V. vulnificus

119
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is present in gastric mucosa and increases in prevalence with age. It is common in low-level hygiene and sanitation.

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Helicobacter pylori

120
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Helicobacter pylori virulence factor

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proteases
ureases

121
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Helicobacter pylori clinical disease

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gastritis,
peptic ulcers
gastric ulcers
gastric adenocarcinoma
gastric mucosa-associated lymphomas.

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