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throat culture

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  • used for bacterial pharyngitis identification
  • can identify all bacteria (not just S. pyrogenes)
  • not ALWAYS indicated (Centor score 2-3)
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nasopharyngeal swab uses

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  • viral cultures and identification
  • pertussis
  • S. aureus carriers
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wound cultures

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  • may need to open surgical wounds to culture
  • superficial swabs (high amount of skin flora and contaminants)
  • deep swab or aspirates (better for identification)
  • pustules and vesicles (express before swab)
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positive urine culture

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  • everyone = colony count less greater than or equal to 10^5
  • women with pyuria can be positive with greater than or equal to 10^2
    • indicates presence of bacteria in bladder
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men genitourinary swabs

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  • urethral
    • 2-4 cm into urethral
    • rotated 2-3 times
  • rectal
    • 1cm into anus
    • rotate for 5-10 seconds
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women genitourinary swabs

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  • cervical
    • 1-2 cm into cervical canal
    • rotate for 30 seconds
  • vaginal
    • 1cm into vagina
    • rotate for 15 sec
  • rectal
    • 1cm into anus
    • rotate 5-10 sec
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staphylococcus

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  • gram positive coci in clusters
  • catalase (+)
  • part of normal skin flora
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what are the two staphylococcus species

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S aureus

S epidermidis

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S aureus

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  • coagulase (+)
  • B-hemolysis
    • MRSA has no hemolysis
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S epidermidis

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  • coagulase (-)
  • no hemolysis
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streptococcus

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  • gram positive cocci in chains
  • catalase (-)
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2 main genus of streptococcus

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streptococcus

enterococcus

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streptococcus

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  • S. pyogenes
  • S. pneumoniae
  • S. agalactiae
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enterococcus

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E. faecalis

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S. pyogenes

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  • group A
  • oxidase (-)
  • PYR (+)
  • B-hemolysis
  • pharyngitis, impetigo, erysipelas, necrotizing fasciitis
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S. agalactiae

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  • group B
  • oxidase (-)
  • hippurate (+)
  • less pronounced, B-hemolysis
  • part of female urogenital tract
  • neonatal infections
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S. pneumoniae

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  • group B
  • oxidase (-)
  • alpha-hemolysis
  • HEENT, pulmonary, neurologic, blood infections
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group D streptococcus

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no hemolysis

endocarditis, bacteremia

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group D streptococcus species

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  1. S. bovis
  2. S. viridans
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E. faecalis

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  • oval, diplococci
  • facultative anaerobes
  • no or weak alpha-hemolysis
  • normal GI tract flora
  • UTI, bacteremia, endocarditis, surgical site infection (SSI)
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peptostreptococcus species

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  • gram positive cocci
    • non-spore forming
  • anaerobic
  • can be found in GI/GU tract, mouth, skin
  • infections refractory to antibiotics
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c. diptheriae

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  • catalase (+)
  • facultative anaerobe
  • pleomorphic rods - form brown/black colones
  • normal skin flora
  • diptheria
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l. monocytogenes

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  • weak beta-hemolysis
  • coccobacillus
  • hippurate (+)
  • facultative anerobe
  • motile
  • found in soil, streams, foods
  • neonatal infections
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bacillus species

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  • large gram positive rods
  • may form spores
  • aerobic
  • B hemolysis
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what are the bacillus species
b anthracis b cereus
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b anthracis
anthrax
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b cereus
undercooked fried rice
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clostridium
* large gram positive rods * spore forming * anaerobes * B hemolysis
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what are the main clostridium species
1. C. perfringens 2. C. difficile 3. C. botulinum 4. C. tetani
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C. perfringens
part of clostridium species * gas gangrene * necrotizing fasciitis
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C. difficile
part of clostridium species * antibiotic associated diarrhea
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C. botulinum
part of clostridium species * Botulism
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C. tetani
part of clostridium species * tetanus
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gardnerella vaginalis
* gram positive rods * hippurate (+) * bacterial vaginitis
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lactobacillus species
* gram positive rod * non spore forming * facultative anaerobic * normal vaginal flora
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mycobacterium species
* acid-fast bacillus * classified as gram positive due to lack of outer membrane * waxy, outer coating mycolic acid * aerobic * extremely slow growing - takes 6 weeks to culture
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what are the mycobacterium species
1. M. tuberculosis 2. M. avium 3. M. leprae
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mycoplasmatacea family
* very small cell size * no cell wall present - classified as gram + * highly fastidious * difficult to culture
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what are the mycoplasmatacea species
1. M. pneumoniae 2. U. urealyticum
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M. pneumoniae
* atypical pneumonia * (+) agglutinins
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U. urealyticum
* UTI, STI * (+) urease
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neisseria
* Gram-negative diplococci * Facultative anaerobes * Oxidase (+) * Catalase (+) * Carbohydrate utilization differentiates
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what are the neisseria species
* N. gonorrhea * N. meningitidis
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moraxella catarrhalis
* gram negative coccobacillus * oxidase (+) * tributyrin (+) * infections of upper respiratory system
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enterobacteriaceae
* Catalase (+) * Oxidase (-) * Glucose fermenters * Reduce nitrate to nitrites * Facultative anaerobes * Motile * VERY large family of pathogenic bacteria
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E coli
* β-hemolytic * Indole (+) * Normal GI flora * Most common isolate in UTI
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E coli lethal strains
1. Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) 1. Traveler’s diarrhea 2. Enterpathogenic E. coli (EPEC 3. Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) 1. Dysentery 4. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) 5. Enteroaggregative E. col (EAEC)
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shigella
* non motile * non spore forming * diarrhea
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shigella serogroups
1. S. dysenteriae 2. S. flexneri 3. S. boydii 4. S. sonnei
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salmonella enterica
* motile * non-spore forming * diarrhea
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salmonella enterica serotypes
1. S. typhi 2. S. typhimurium 3. S. paratyphi
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S. typhi
typhoid fever
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S. typhimurum
salmonellosis
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citrobacter freundii
* motile * non spore forming * found in soil and GI tract * nosocomial infections
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
* non motile * non spore forming * urease (+) * nosocomial infection * pneumonia * 2nd most common UTI isolate
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enterobacter cloacae
* motile * non spore forming * urease (+) * nosocomial infections * UTI, respiratory tract
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serratia marcescens
* motile * non spore forming * nosocomial infections - UTI, respiratory
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proteus
* motile * non spore forming * nosocomial infections - UTI, respiratory
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proteus species
* P. mirabilis * P. vulgaris
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Yersinia
* motile at 25C/non-motile at 36C * non spore forming
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what are the Yersinia species
* Y. enterocolitica * Y. pestis
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Y. enterocolitica
diarrhea
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Y. pestis
plague
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haemophilus influenza
* Non-motile * Non-spore forming * Facultative anaerobe * 6 encapsulated serotypes - a, b, c, d, e, f * Opportunistic - URI, meningitis * \*\*\*Vaccine\*\*\*
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paturella multocida
dog and cat
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eikenella corrodens
human bites
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pseudomonas aeruginosa
* aerobic * motile * oxidase (+) * catalase (+) * “grape scent” * common infections in: post burn injuries, otitis externa, skin, nosocomial infections
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bordetella pertussis
* aerobic * non motile * non spore forming * catalase (+) * oxidase (+) * causes pertussis * *vaccine*
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legionella pneumophila
* aerobic, intracellular parasite of amoebae * non motile * catalase (+) * oxidase (-) * associated with water - environmental water sources, air conditioning towers * causes pneumonia
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vibrio cholerae
* aerobic * motile * non spore forming * toxin producer * fecal contaminated waters and brackish rivers - raw shellfish * diarrhea - “rice water stools”
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chlamydia species
* gram negative, intracellular coccobacillus - difficult to stain * most common bacterial STI * atypical pneumonia
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stenotrophomonas maltophila
nosocomial infections
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acinetobacter baumanii
nosocomial infections
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aeromonoas hydrophila
* found in various water sources * diarrhea * necrotizing fasciitis
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microaerophillic gram neg rods
needs oxygen, but a lower concentration than atmosphere and higher concentration of CO2
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campylobacter jejuni
* poultry * GI infections * associated with guillain barre syndrome
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helicobacter pylori
PUD
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bacteriodes fragilis
* normal GI flora * intra ab infectoions
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fusobacterium sp
* normal oropharynx infection * lemierre's syndrome
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brucella sp
* Brucellosis * Gram-negative cocci * Cattle, buffalo * Unpasteurized milk * Undercooked meat
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francisella sp
* Tularemia * Gram-negative coccobacilli * Intracellular parasite * Rabbits, rodents
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HACEK
1. Haemophilus sp. 2. Aggregatibacter sp. 3. Cardiobacterium sp. 4. Eikenella sp. 5. Kingella sp. * Oropharynx flora * Significant cause of endocarditis
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SPACE
1. Serratia sp. 2. Pseudomonas sp. 3. Acinetobacter sp. 4. Citrobacter sp. 5. Enterobacter sp. * Nosocomial gram-negative pathogens with high resistance rates
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hepadenaviridae
hep B
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herpesviridae
* CMV * HSV * Varicella
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papillomaviridae
HPB
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parvoviridae
B19
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poxviridae
small pox
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enteroviridae
polio coxsackie rhinovirus
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orthomyxoviridae
RNA * influenza
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paramyxoviridae
RNA * parainfluenza * measles * mumps
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pneumoviridae
RNA * RSV
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matonaviridae
RNA * rubella
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coronaviridae
RNA * SARS-CoV-2
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rhaboviridae
RNA * rabies
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reoviridae
RNA * rotavirus
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retroviridae
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retroviridae
RNA * HIV
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dermatophytes
1. trichophyton 2. epidermophyton 3. microsporum
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zygomycota
1. mucor 2. rhizopus
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dimorphic fungi
endemic mycoses ## Footnote Blastomycoses dermatidis, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidoides immitis
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yeast
candida sp cryptococcus sp
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protazoan parasites
Eukaryotic Single-celled No cell wall Motile
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ameba
* motility - pseudopods * entamoeba histolytica * acanthamoeba * naegleria fowleri
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flagellates
* motility - flagella * giardia lamblia * trichomonas vaginalis * typanosoma sp
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apicomplexa
* intracellular organism * plasmodium sp * toxoplasma sp * pneumocystis sp * cryptosporidium sp
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helminths
* Found in blood, feces, and urine * Identification Tests * Stool evaluation * Eggs and larvae * Skin tape test * Looking for eggs around anus
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nematodes
* Ascaris lumbricoides (round worms) * Enterobius vermicularis (pin worms) * Necator americanus (hook worm)
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cestodes
Taenia saginata (tape worm)
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trematodes
Schistosoma mansoni (fluke worm)
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spirochetes
double membrane bacteria helically coiled shape
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spirochetes types
* treponemia pallidum * borrelia burgdorferi * leptospira sp

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