Micro again Flashcards
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Niesseria genus
Obligate aerobe, ceftriaxone
Niesseria gonorrhoaeae
Gonorrhea, PID
Niesseria meningitidis
Spinal meningitis
Moraxella genus
Aerobe, PCN
Moraxella catarrhalis
URI, joints, CNS, ears and eyes
Acinetobacter genus (no species)
aerobe, normally harmless, drugs vary
Salmonella genus (no species)
typhoid, gastroenteritis, cephalosporins/aminoglycosides/fluoroquines
8 members of enterobacteriaceae family
Anaerobic 1) salmonella 2) yersinia 3) Klebsiella 4) Serratia 5) Proteus 6) Enterobacter 7) Eschereshia 8) Shigella All treated with cephalosporins/aminoglycosides/fluoroquines
Yersinia Pestis
Bubonic plague, cephalosporins/aminoglycosides/fluoroquines
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Nosocomial UTI, epidemic diarrhea of newborn, cephalosporins/aminoglycosides/fluoroquines
Serratia marcesens, also provedencia and morangella
Nosocomial UTI, cephalosporins/aminoglycosides/fluoroquines
Proteus vulgaris/mirabilis/rettgeri
UTI, summer’s diarrhea, cephalosporins/aminoglycosides/fluoroquines
Enterobacter (no species)
Normal body flora beccomes infectious, cephalosporins/aminoglycosides/fluoroquines
Eschereshia coli
Most common UTI, gastroenteritis, cephalosporins/aminoglycosides/fluoroquines
Shigella (no species)
Dysentary food and water contamination, cephalosporins/aminoglycosides/fluoroquines
Vibrio genus (no treatment given)
Facultative anaerobe
Vibrio cholerae (no treatment given)
Human cholera,
Vibrio parahaemolyticus (no treatment given)
Acute enteritis with improperly cooked seafood
Campylobacter genus
Facultative anaerobe, ciprofloxacin and 3rd gen cephalosporin
Campylobacter fetus
Leading cause of food borne illness in US via oral fecal route, ciprofloxacin and 3rd gen cephalosporin
Campylobacter jejuni
Traveler’s diarrhea, ciprofloxacin and 3rd gen cephalosporin
Helicobacter pylori
Acute gastritis, urease production allows it to survive, clarithromycin, amoxicillin