Infections of the Mouth Flashcards

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Aerotolerant Anaerobes of Normal mouth flora

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Streptococcus mutans
S. sanguis
S. salivarius
S. mitis

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Facultative anaerobes of normal mouth flora

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Eikenella corrodens

Actinomycetes israelii

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Anaerobes

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Treponema denticola, T. vincentii
Fusobacterium
Porphyromonas gingivalis
Prevotella intermedia
Bacteroides forsythus
Aggregaitbacter actinomycetemcomitans
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Eikenella corrodens

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G- rod, facultative anaerobe

Causes skin and soft tissue abscesses involving the mouth and head. Most common cause of animal/human bite wounds

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Actinomycetes israelii

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G+ branching filament, facultative anaerobe

Soft tissue abscess in mouth and head, and bronchopulmonary infections by aspiration of saliva

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