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Infectious Diseases Flashcards

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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

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b anthracis

b cereus

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b anthracis

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anthrax

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27
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b cereus

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undercooked fried rice

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clostridium

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  • large gram positive rods
    • spore forming
  • anaerobes
  • B hemolysis
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what are the main clostridium species

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  1. C. perfringens
  2. C. difficile
  3. C. botulinum
  4. C. tetani
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C. perfringens

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part of clostridium species

  • gas gangrene
  • necrotizing fasciitis
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C. difficile

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part of clostridium species

  • antibiotic associated diarrhea
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C. botulinum

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part of clostridium species

  • Botulism
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C. tetani

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part of clostridium species

  • tetanus
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gardnerella vaginalis

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  • gram positive rods
  • hippurate (+)
  • bacterial vaginitis
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lactobacillus species

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  • gram positive rod
    • non spore forming
  • facultative anaerobic
  • normal vaginal flora
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mycobacterium species

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  • 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

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  1. M. tuberculosis
  2. M. avium
  3. M. leprae
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mycoplasmatacea family

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  • very small cell size
  • no cell wall present - classified as gram +
  • highly fastidious
  • difficult to culture
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39
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what are the mycoplasmatacea species

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  1. M. pneumoniae
  2. U. urealyticum
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M. pneumoniae

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  • atypical pneumonia
  • (+) agglutinins
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U. urealyticum

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  • UTI, STI
  • (+) urease
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neisseria

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  • Gram-negative diplococci
  • Facultative anaerobes
  • Oxidase (+)
  • Catalase (+)
  • Carbohydrate utilization differentiates
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what are the neisseria species

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  • N. gonorrhea
  • N. meningitidis
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moraxella catarrhalis

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  • gram negative coccobacillus
  • oxidase (+)
  • tributyrin (+)
  • infections of upper respiratory system
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enterobacteriaceae

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  • Catalase (+)
  • Oxidase (-)
  • Glucose fermenters
  • Reduce nitrate to nitrites
  • Facultative anaerobes
  • Motile
  • VERY large family of pathogenic bacteria
46
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E coli

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  • β-hemolytic
  • Indole (+)
  • Normal GI flora
  • Most common isolate in UTI
47
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E coli lethal strains

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  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

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  • non motile
  • non spore forming
  • diarrhea
49
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shigella serogroups

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  1. S. dysenteriae
  2. S. flexneri
  3. S. boydii
  4. S. sonnei
50
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salmonella enterica

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  • motile
  • non-spore forming
  • diarrhea
51
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salmonella enterica serotypes

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  1. S. typhi
  2. S. typhimurium
  3. S. paratyphi
52
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S. typhi

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typhoid fever

53
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S. typhimurum

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salmonellosis

54
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citrobacter freundii

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  • motile
  • non spore forming
  • found in soil and GI tract
  • nosocomial infections
55
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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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  • non motile
  • non spore forming
  • urease (+)
  • nosocomial infection
    • pneumonia
    • 2nd most common UTI isolate
56
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enterobacter cloacae

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  • motile
  • non spore forming
  • urease (+)
  • nosocomial infections
    • UTI, respiratory tract
57
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serratia marcescens

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  • motile
  • non spore forming
  • nosocomial infections - UTI, respiratory
58
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proteus

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  • motile
  • non spore forming
  • nosocomial infections - UTI, respiratory
59
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proteus species

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  • P. mirabilis
  • P. vulgaris
60
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Yersinia

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  • motile at 25C/non-motile at 36C
  • non spore forming
61
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what are the Yersinia species

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  • Y. enterocolitica
  • Y. pestis
62
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Y. enterocolitica

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diarrhea

63
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Y. pestis

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plague

64
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haemophilus influenza

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  • 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

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dog and cat

66
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eikenella corrodens

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human bites

67
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pseudomonas aeruginosa

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  • aerobic
  • motile
  • oxidase (+)
  • catalase (+)
  • “grape scent”
  • common infections in: post burn injuries, otitis externa, skin, nosocomial infections
68
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bordetella pertussis

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  • aerobic
  • non motile
  • non spore forming
  • catalase (+)
  • oxidase (+)
  • causes pertussis
  • vaccine
69
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legionella pneumophila

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  • aerobic, intracellular parasite of amoebae
  • non motile
  • catalase (+)
  • oxidase (-)
  • associated with water - environmental water sources, air conditioning towers
  • causes pneumonia
70
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vibrio cholerae

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  • aerobic
  • motile
  • non spore forming
  • toxin producer
  • fecal contaminated waters and brackish rivers - raw shellfish
  • diarrhea - “rice water stools”
71
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chlamydia species

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  • gram negative, intracellular coccobacillus - difficult to stain
  • most common bacterial STI
  • atypical pneumonia
72
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stenotrophomonas maltophila

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nosocomial infections

73
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acinetobacter baumanii

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nosocomial infections

74
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aeromonoas hydrophila

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  • found in various water sources
  • diarrhea
  • necrotizing fasciitis
75
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microaerophillic gram neg rods

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needs oxygen, but a lower concentration than atmosphere and higher concentration of CO2

76
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campylobacter jejuni

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  • poultry
  • GI infections
  • associated with guillain barre syndrome
77
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helicobacter pylori

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PUD

78
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bacteriodes fragilis

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  • normal GI flora
    • intra ab infectoions
79
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fusobacterium sp

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  • normal oropharynx infection
    • lemierre’s syndrome
80
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brucella sp

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  • Brucellosis
  • Gram-negative cocci
  • Cattle, buffalo
    • Unpasteurized milk
    • Undercooked meat
81
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francisella sp

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  • Tularemia
  • Gram-negative coccobacilli
    • Intracellular parasite
  • Rabbits, rodents
82
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HACEK

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  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

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  1. Serratia sp.
  2. Pseudomonas sp.
  3. Acinetobacter sp.
  4. Citrobacter sp.
  5. Enterobacter sp.
  • Nosocomial gram-negative pathogens with high resistance rates
84
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hepadenaviridae

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hep B

85
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herpesviridae

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  • CMV
  • HSV
  • Varicella
86
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papillomaviridae

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HPB

87
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parvoviridae

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B19

88
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poxviridae

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small pox

89
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enteroviridae

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polio

coxsackie

rhinovirus

90
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orthomyxoviridae

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RNA

  • influenza
91
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paramyxoviridae

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RNA

  • parainfluenza
  • measles
  • mumps
92
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pneumoviridae

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RNA

  • RSV
93
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matonaviridae

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RNA

  • rubella
94
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coronaviridae

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RNA

  • SARS-CoV-2
95
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rhaboviridae

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RNA

  • rabies
96
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reoviridae

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RNA

  • rotavirus
97
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retroviridae

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98
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retroviridae

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RNA

  • HIV
99
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dermatophytes

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  1. trichophyton
  2. epidermophyton
  3. microsporum
100
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zygomycota

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  1. mucor
  2. rhizopus
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dimorphic fungi

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endemic mycoses

Blastomycoses dermatidis,

Histoplasma capsulatum,

Coccidoides immitis

102
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yeast

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candida sp

cryptococcus sp

103
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protazoan parasites

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Eukaryotic
Single-celled
No cell wall
Motile

104
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ameba

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  • motility - pseudopods
  • entamoeba histolytica
  • acanthamoeba
  • naegleria fowleri
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flagellates

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  • motility - flagella
  • giardia lamblia
  • trichomonas vaginalis
  • typanosoma sp
106
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apicomplexa

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  • intracellular organism
  • plasmodium sp
  • toxoplasma sp
  • pneumocystis sp
  • cryptosporidium sp
107
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helminths

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  • Found in blood, feces, and urine
  • Identification Tests
    • Stool evaluation
      • Eggs and larvae
    • Skin tape test
      • Looking for eggs around anus
108
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nematodes

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  • Ascaris lumbricoides (round worms)
  • Enterobius vermicularis (pin worms)
  • Necator americanus (hook worm)
109
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cestodes

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Taenia saginata (tape worm)

110
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trematodes

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Schistosoma mansoni (fluke worm)

111
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spirochetes

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double membrane bacteria

helically coiled shape

112
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spirochetes types

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  • treponemia pallidum
  • borrelia burgdorferi
  • leptospira sp

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