Micro Flashcards
Most common organism for acute chest syndrome in sickle
Adult: chlamydia pneumoniae
Paeds: mycoplasma pneumoniae
most common pathogen causing croup
parainfluenza
Most common organism for bronchiolitis
RSV (also caused by adenovirus & rhinovirus)
Notifiable disease-should be reported within what time frame
Urgent by phone within 24hrs
Routine within 3 days in writing
What are urgent notifiable diseases
Hepatitis A,B,C
Malaria if UK acquired
meningococcal meningitis
HUS
INfectious bloody diarrhoria
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notifiable-diseases-and-how-to-report-them#list-diseases
Pathogens that can cause erythema multiforme
Mycoplasma pneumonia
HSV
Most common pathogen for CAP
streptococci pneumoniae
gram +ve, alpha haemolytic
80% of cases
Criteria for Dx of rhuematic fever
Needs to be either 2 major or 1 major & 2 minor
Major
carditis (valvulitis)
arthritis
chorea
sucutaneous nodules
erythema marginatum
Minor
evidence of prior group a strep throat
fever
raised inflammatory markers
arthralgia
1st degree AV block
Most common organism for SPB
E.coli.
other pathogens:proteus, klebsiella, pseudomonas, enterococcus faecalis
Most common pathogen for bacterial tonsilitis?
Group A Haemolytic Strep
Most common organism for gastroenteritis globally is…?
enterotoxic E.coli
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Triad of=
-haemolytic anemia
-AKI
-Thrombocytopaenia
Caused by shiga toxin produced by an E.coli. Also by shigella.
Develops 5 days after bloody diarrhoea, usually in <3yo
