Infection Control: Common Pathogens and resulting major infections Flashcards
What is the major reservoir and infections for Clostridioides difficile? (bacteria)
- Reservoir: Colon
- Major Infections: Colitis, diarrhea
What is the major reservoir and infections for Escherichia coli? (bacteria)
- Reservoir: Colon
- Major Infections: Gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection
What is the major reservoir and infections for Staphylococcus aureus? (bacteria)
- Reservoir: Skin, hair, anterior nares
- Major Infections: Wound infection, pneumonia, food poisoning, cellulitis, bacteremia, meningitis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis
What is the major reservoir and infections for Streptococcus group A? (bacteria)
- Reservoir: Oropharynx, skin, perianal area
- Major Infections: “Strep throat”, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, impetigo, wound infection, glomerulonephritis
What is the major reservoir and infections for Streptococcus group B? (bacteria)
- Reservoir: Adult genitalia
- Major Infections: Urinary tract infection, wound infection, postpartum sepsis, neonatal sepsis
What is the major reservoir and infection for Mycobacterium tuberculosis? (bacteria)
- Reservoir: Droplet nuclei from lungs
- Major Infection: Tuberculosis
What is the major reservoir and infections for Neisseria gonorrhoeae? (bacteria)
- Reservoir: Genitourinary tract, rectum, mouth
- Major Infections: Gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease, infectious arthritis, conjunctivitis
What is the major reservoir and infection for Rickettsia rickettsii? (bacteria)
- Reservoir: Wood tick
- Major Infection: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
What is the major reservoir and infections for Staphylococcus epidermidis? (bacteria)
- Reservoir: Skin
- Major Infections: Wound infection, bacteremia
What is the major reservoir and infection for Coronavirus? (virus)
- Reservoir: Respiratory
- Major Infection: Pneumonia
What is the major reservoir and infection for COVID-19? (virus)
- Reservoir: Respiratory
- Major Infection: Cold
What is the major reservoir and infection for SARS? (virus)
- Reservoir: Respiratory
- Major Infection: Pneumonia
What is the major reservoir and infection for Ebola virus? (virus)
- Reservoir: Blood and body fluids
- Major Infection: Gastrointestinal bleeding
What is the major reservoir and infection for Hepatitis A virus? (virus)
- Reservoir: Feces
- Major Infection: Hepatitis A
What is the major reservoir and infection for Hepatitis B virus? (virus)
- Reservoir: Blood and body fluids
- Major Infection: Hepatitis B
What is the major reservoir and infection for Hepatitis C virus? (virus)
- Reservoir: Blood
- Major Infection: Hepatitis C
What is the major reservoir and infections for Herpes simplex virus type 1? (virus)
- Reservoir: Lesions of mouth or skin, saliva, genitalia
- Major Infections: Cold sores, aseptic meningitis, genital herpes, herpetic whitlow
What is the major reservoir and infection for HIV? (virus)
- Reservoir: Blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk
- Major Infection: AIDS
What is the major reservoir and infections for Varicella-zoster virus? (virus)
- Reservoir: Spreads via respiratory droplets or vesicular fluid
- Major Infections: Chicken pox, shingles, disseminated shingles
What is the major reservoir and infections for Aspergillus? (fungi)
- Reservoir: Soil, dust, construction dust, decaying matter
- Major Infections: Sinusitis, skin/lung/wound/CNS infections
What is the major reservoir and infections for Candida albicans? (fungi)
- Reservoir: Mouth, skin, colon, genital tract
- Major Infections: Candidiasis, pneumonia, sepsis
What is the major reservoir and infection for Plasmodium falciparum? (fungi)
- Reservoir: Blood
- Major Infection: Malaria
