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Gram negative rods; non-lactose fermenters

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Salmonella
Shigella
Proteus mirabilis
P. aeruginosa

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Lactose fermenter; green sheen on EMB agar; facultative

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E. coli

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Lactose fermenter; urease +; extended spectrum betalactamase

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K. pneumoniae

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Gram negative; comma-shaped; microaerophilic; skirrows agar

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C. jejuni

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Gram negative; comma-shaped; urease positive

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H. pylori

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Gram negative; non lactose fermenter; motile; oxidase +; H2S producer

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Salmonella

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Gram negative; non lactose fermenter; non motile; oxidase negative; H2S non producer

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Shigella

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Gram negative; non lactose fermenter; swarming; oxidase negative; H2S producer; urease

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Proteus mirabilis

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9
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Gram negative; non lactose fermenter; oxidase positive; H2S non producer; obligate aerobe; fruity odor; MDR

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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10
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Lactose fermenters

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Citrobacter
Klebsiella
E. coli
Enterobacter

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Gram negative rod; Urease positive

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K. pneumoniae
H. pylori
P. mirabilis

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Gram negative rod; H2S producer

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Salmonella

Proteus mirabilis

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Gram negative rod; H2S nonproducer

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Shigella

P. aeruginosa

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E. coli enterotoxin which causes watery diarrhea

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Heat stable toxin

Heat labile toxin

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E. coli enterotoxin which causes bloody diarrhea (HUS)

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Verotoxin (Shiga-like)

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Enterobacteriaceae

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MESSY SPECK
Morganella
Escherichia
Shigella
Salmonella
Yersinia
Serratia
Proteus
Enterobacter
Citrobacter
Klebsiella
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17
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MCC of community-acquired UTI

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E. coli

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18
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Causes neonatal meningitis

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B group streptococci (S. agalactiae)
E. coli
L. monocytogenes

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E. coli strain which causes watery diarrhea; Traveller’s diarrhea

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ETEC

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20
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E. coli strain which causes watery diarrhea of long duration, mostly in infants, often in developing countries

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EPEC

P-Pedia, Philippines

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21
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E. coli strain which causes bloody diarrhea; hemolytic colitis; HUS

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EHEC or STEC (Shiga-like toxin producing E. coli)

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E. coli strain which causes bloody diarrhea

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EIEC

EHEC

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23
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DOC for UTI caused by E. coli in the Philippines

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Quinolones

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24
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Salmonella test which detects antibodies in patient’s serum

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Widal test

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25
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Virulence factor of Salmonella which causes typhoid fever

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Vi capsular antigen

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26
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Chronic carriage of Salmonella affects what organ?

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Gallbladder

27
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Tx for Salmonella gallbladder carriage

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Ampicillin

28
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MCC of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell anemia

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Salmonella choleraesuis

29
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Stepwise fever, anorexia, malaise, relative bradycardia. Typhoid fever suspect. Best specimen is?

30
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Abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, rose spots, hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice. Typhoid fever suspect. Best specimen is?

31
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Week of complication: Bleeding, ileitis, pneumonia. Typhoid fever suspect. Best specimen is?

32
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DOC of Salmonella in the Philippines

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Amoxicillin
Chloramphenicol
Cotrimoxazole

33
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Shigella dysenteriae type 1 is also called as?

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Shiga bacillus

34
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Shigella dysenteriae type 2 is also called as?

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Schmitz bacillus

35
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Shigella flexneri is also called as?

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Hiss and Russell’s bacillus

36
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Shigella boydii is also called as?

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Newcastle Manchester bacillus

37
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Shigella sonnei is also called as?

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Duval’s bacillus

38
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DOC for shigellosis?

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Ciprofloxacin

Nalidixic acid in children

39
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Shooting star motility

40
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Shigellosis pandemic is caused by?

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V. cholerae 01 biotype El Tor (Cholera El Tor)

41
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Rice watery stools; washer woman’s hands

42
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DOC for cholera

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Tetracycline

Alternative: azithromycin

43
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Raw chicken

44
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MCC cause of bacterial gastroenteritis

45
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C. jejuni is associated with?

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GBS

Reiter’s syndrome

46
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Tx for C. jejuni infection

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Symptomatic tx only

Erythromycin for severe disease

47
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Gold standard dx test for H. pylori

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EGD with biopsy

48
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Dx test for H. pylori used to document cure

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H. pylori stool antigen

49
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Facultative gram - rod with large polysaccharide capsule

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K. pneumoniae

50
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MCC of pneumonia (necrotizing) in alcoholics

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K. pneumoniae

51
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Currant jelly sputum; nosocomial

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K. pneumoniae

52
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DOC for K. pneumoniae infection

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Cephalosporins alone or with aminoglycosides

53
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Causes struvite stones

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P. mirabilis

54
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Produces pyocyanin (blue-green pigment); sweet grape-like odor

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P. aeruginosa

55
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Grows in hospital respirators and humidifiers

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P. aeruginosa

56
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Virulence factor of P. aeruginosa which damages cilia and mucosal cells

57
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Causes hot tub folliculitis; puncture wound osteomyelitis; green nail syndrome

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P. aeruginosa

58
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MCC of otitis externa, malignant otitis externa in DM, and CSOM

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P. aeruginosa

59
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What type of pneumonia does P. aeruginosa causes?

60
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Causes peritonitis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis

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P. aeruginosa

61
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Causes ecthyma gangrenosum

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P. aeruginosa

62
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Predominant anaerobe of human colon

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B. fragilis

63
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Causes abdominal abscess

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B. fragilis

64
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Gram negative rods; lactose fermenter

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E. coli

K. pneumoniae

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