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Lactose formers

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“CEEK”

Citrobacter

Enterobacter

E.Coli (K1 capsule most important)

Klebsiella

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Non lactose formers

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“SHYPS”

Shigella

Yersinia enterolytica (AKA Pestis)

Proteus

Salmonella

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May lack color

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“These rascals may microscopically lack color”:

Treponema

Ricksetta

Mycobacterium

Mycoplasma

Legionella

Chlamydia

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­ cAMP

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“CAPE”

Cholera

Anthracis (Poly D glutamate capsule)

Pertusis (via Gi)

E.coli (LT enterotoxin)

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Have Capsules [ie… are Quellung Reaction (+)]

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“Some killers have pretty nice capsules”

Strep. Pneumoniae

Klebsiella

HiB

Pseudamona Aeroginosa

Neisseria meningitis

Cryptococcus neoformans (only encapsulated fungal pathogen)

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Dimorphic Fungi

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“Can Also Have Both Shapes”

Cocciodes

Aspergillus

Histolpasma

Blastomyces

Sprothrix schenkii

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Have b Prophage

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“OBED”

O = Salmonella

B = Botulinum

E = Erythrogenic strep

D = Diptheria

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Spore Forming Bacteria

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Bacilus & Clostridium (have calcium di-picolinate)

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IgA Proteases

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Neisseria, Haemophilus, S. pneumoniae

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Widal Test

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Salmonella (Salmonella begins in the ileocecal region) agglutination indicates Abs to O, H, Vi Salmunella Ags

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Wayson’s Stain

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Yersinia

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Pneumonic Plaque Transmission

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Person to person cf w/ Bubonic plaque that was via infected flea

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Splenectomy

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Predisposes to septicemia

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Invasins

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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

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Fusiform

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Vincent’s trench mouth

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S. viridans

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Dextran mediated adherence

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Obligate Aerobes

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Pseudomonas & Mycobacterium

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Obligate Anaerobes

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Clostridium, Actinomyces, Bacteroides

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Staph aureus

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A Protein, Catalase +/ Coagulase +

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Spirochetes

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Treponema, Borrelia, Leptospira

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Non Motile Gram (+) Rods

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Corenybacterium D & Nocardia

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Acid Fast Organisms

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Mycobacterium; Cryptosporidium; Nocardia (partially); Legionella micdadei; Isospora

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Pigment Producing Bacteria

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Serratia – red (can cause pseudohemoptysis)

Pseudomonas A – piocyanin blue/green

Staph Aureus – yellow – Protein A

Mycobacteria – photo/scoto chromogenic – caritinoid – yellow/orange

Corneybacterium D – black/gray – pseudomembrane plaque in throat

Bacteroides (Porphyromonas) melaninogenicus – black (heme)

E. coli – irredescent green sheen

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Bacterial Morphology

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Pneumococci – lancet shaped diplococci

Neisseria – kidney bean shaped diplococci

Camphylobacter – gulls’ wings/comas

Vibrio Cholera – coma shaped

Corneybacterium D – club shaped (nonmotile, G+Rod)

Yersinia – safety pin seen in Wayson’s stain

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Inclusion Bodies

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Rabies – Negri bodies – intracytoplasmic

Pox virus – Guarnieri – intracytoplasmic & acidophilic

CMV – Owl’s eyes – intracytoplasmic & intranuclear

HSV – Cowdry bodies – intranuclear

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Schistosoma Japonicum Monsoni

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Intestinal – contact w/ bad water

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Schistosoma Haematolium

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Vesicular – contact w/ bad water

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Non Human Schistosom

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Swimmer’s itch – contact w/ bad water

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Clonorchichis

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Chinese liver fluke – eating raw fish. Txt: Praziquantel

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Fasciola Hepatica

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Sheep – eating raw fish. Txt: Praziquantel

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Fasciola Biski

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Giant intestinal flukes – eating raw fish. Txt: Praziquantel

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Paragonimus Westermani

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Lung fluke – eating raw fish. Txt: Praziquantel

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Oxidase (+)

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Neiserria and most Gram (-)s

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Micro Aerophilic

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Camphylobacter & Helicobacter

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Urease (+)

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All Proteus – can cause Staghorn/Struvite calculi (NH4- Mg2- stones): alkaline urine

Ureaplasma

Campylobacter pylori (Helicobacter)

Cryptococcus

Nocardia

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Coagulase (+)

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Staph A & Yersenia pestis

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Obligate Intracellular Bacteria

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Chlamydia Pistacci (Chlamydia do not make own ATP); Mycobacterium Leprae; all Rickettsia except Roachalimea (make suficient ATP to survive)

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Protozoa

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Plasmodium; Toxoplasma ghondi; Babesin; Leishmania; Trypanosoma Cruzi

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Obligate Non Intracellular Parasites

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Treponema palidum & Pneumocystis Carinii (cannot be cultured on inert media but can be found extra cellularly in the body)

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Haemophilus Factors

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X = Protoporphyrin & V = NAD

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All cocci are

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Gram (+) except for Neisseria & Moraxella

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42
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“Eaton Fried Eggs”

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae has fried egg colonies on Eaton agar (needs cholesterol)

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Mycoplasma

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No cell wall. Membrane has cholesterol. Smallest living bacteria.

P1 protein inhs ciliary action

Fried egg colonies

Atypical pneumonia – young adults

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Sabrands

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Fungal media

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Malassazia furfur

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Spaghetti & meat ball

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Measles’ 3C’s

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Cough – Coryza – Conjunctivitis. Can also have photophobia

May lead to subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

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Non Motile Bacilli & Clostridium

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B. Anthracis & C. Perfringens

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Bloody diarrhea agents

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EIEC – EHEC – Shigella - Yersenia enterocolitica – Entaemeba histolytica – Salmonella – Campylobacter jejuni

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YW-135CA

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N. meningitidis vaccine capsualr polysaccharide strains

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Indian Ink

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Naegleria causes

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Colonization in the nasal passages after swimming

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Need Cysyeine for growth

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“Ella likes cysteine”:

Francisella

Brucella

Legionella

Pasturella

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Endotoxins, G(+) or G(-)

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Gram (-): N. meningitidis

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Ecthyma Gangrenosum, seen w/

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Pseudomonas aeroginosa. Target shaped skin lesions w/ a black center and red ring surrounding the lesion

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Endospores G(+)

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Gram (+): Bacillus & Clostridium – made up of dipicolinate & Keratin

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Multi Brain Abscess

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Nocardia

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Single Brain Abscess

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Actinomyces israelli

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­ risk for Strep pneum Infection

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Asplenic; Sickle cell anemia; immunocompromising illness

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a Hemolysis/Optochin Sensitive

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Strep. Pneumoniae

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a Hemolysis/Optochin Resistant

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Strep. Viridans (Subacute Endocarditis)

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Staph. Saprophyticus

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Novobiocin Resistant (UTIs)

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Staph. Epidermidis

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Novobiocin sensitive (Endocarditis in IVDUs)

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b Hemolysis/Bacitracin Sensitive

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Strep. Pyogenes (pharyngitis; Scarlet fever; cellulitis; impetigo; Rheumatic fever))

Hyaluronic capsule; non-motile; M proteins; Endotoxin A

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b Hemolysis/Bacitracin Resistant

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Strep. Agalactiae (Diabetes predisposes to infection)

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EFII Ribosylation

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Diphtheria toxin & Pseudomonas exotoxon A

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Bacillus Anthracis: 3 toxins

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Protective Antigen (PA)

Lethal Factor = toxic to macrophages

Edema Factor = Increases cAMP

67
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Woolsorter’s Disease

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Bacillus anthracis. DOC: Penicillin

68
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Grows in Rice

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Bacillus Cereus

69
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Clostridium Perfringens

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Double Zone b Hemolysis (test)

Lecithinase: a toxin = lyses RBCs

80% of gas gangrene (myonecrosis) cases

70
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Clostridium Difficile

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2 Toxins: Enterotoxin (Exotoxin A) & Cytotoxin (Exotoxin B)

Pseudomembranous colitis (can be precipitated by clindamycin/ampicillin)

71
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Spastic Paralysis toxin

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Clostridium Tetani toxin

72
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Clostridium Botulinum

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Bad canned foods have neurotoxin = flaccid paralysis (block Ach release)

73
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Infant Botulinum

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Floppy Baby Syndrome. Pre formed toxin in honey

74
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Thayer Martin Agar

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Neisseria ID

75
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DOC for N. gonorrhoeae

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Ceftriazone

76
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K1 E. Coli Capsular Ag

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Related w/ neonateal meningitis

77
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The A’s of Klebsiella

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Alcoholics

Aspiration pneumonia

Abscesses in the lungs

78
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Rice H2O Diarrhea

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Vibrio Cholera: metabolic acidosis

79
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Raw seafood intoxicaiton

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Vibrio parahemolyticus

80
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Helicobacter Txt

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Bismuth salts; Metronidazole; Tetracycline (or amoxicillin)

81
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­ risk of P. aeroginosa infection

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Burn patients & Cystic fibrosis

82
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Contact lens’ infection

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Pseudomonas aeroginosa

83
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Cat Bites

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Pasteurella multocida

84
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Undulant Fever

85
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Bordet Gengou Agar

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Bordetella pertusis ID

86
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Lowenstein-Jensen medium

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M. tuberculosis ID

87
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Cat Scratch Disease

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Bartonella henselae. Leion can resemble Kaposi’s sarcoma.

Toxoplasmosis

88
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Pink Eye

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Adenovirus (type 8)

89
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True Hemaphrodite

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Testes & Ovaries are present

90
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Pseudo Hemaphrodite

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External genitalia does not coincide w/ gonads

91
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Male Pseudo Hemaphrodite

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Testicular Feminization

92
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HLA Genes Location

93
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Parvovirus B19

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Fifth Disease: Erythema Infectiosum (ssDNA). Linked w/ sicle cell anemia

94
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Interferon MOA

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Inhibits viral replication (translation or transcription)

95
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Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis

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Seen w/ infections from Enterovirus & Coxsackie A

96
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Parainfluenza Causes…

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Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)

97
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Swimming Pool Conjunctivitis

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Adenovirus (types 3 & 4)

98
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RSV

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Bronchiolitis in infants

99
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Removed tonsils, find what virus

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In 80%, Adenovirus. In the immunosuppressed, activation can occur

100
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Bone Fever

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Dengue: Group B Togavirus, from the Arbovirus, transmitted by mosquitos

101
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HbsAg

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Appears in blood soon after infection, before onset of acute illness

Disappears w/in 4-6 months after the start of clinical illness

102
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HbeAg

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Appears early acute phase, indicates higher risk of transmitting the disease

Disappears before HbsAg is gone

103
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Anti-Hbc

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Present in beginning of clinical illness

Seen in the “window phase”

104
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Filamentous Bacteria

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Actinomycetes = Nocardia; Actinomyces; Streptomyces

105
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Listeria contaminates

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Milk, cheese, vegetables (coleslaw) in recent infections

106
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Shiga like Toxin

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E. Coli 0157/H7: Hemorrhagic colitis & Hemorrhagic uremic syndrome

107
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Necrotizing Fasciitis

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Group A Streptococci

108
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Relapsing Fever

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Borrelia recurrentis

109
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Loffler’s Medium

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Corneybacterium diphtheriae

110
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Chlamydiae Developmental Cycle

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Elementary Body: infeccious particle that Enters the cell

Reticulate Body: made from elementary body. Replicates, differentiates and releases elementary bodies to infect other cells

W/ infection you will see Glycogen containing inclusions

Cell wall lacks muramic acid

111
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Trench Fever

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Rochalimaea quintana

112
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“Spotted Fever” Members

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Rickettssia rickettsii (RMSF) & R. akari (rickettsial pox) in the U.S.

R. sibirica (tick typhus in China) & R. australis (typhus in Australia)

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Thrush Txt

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Nystatin txts candidiasis of the mouth

114
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Rose Bush Thorns

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Have Sporothrix schenckii

115
Q

Contact lens solution infection

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Acanthamoeba

116
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Filiariasis Causant

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Wucheria bancrofti (infection aka elephantitis & wucheriasis

117
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Freshwater lake infection

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Causes amebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri

118
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Reduviid bug bite

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Transmits Trypanoma cruzi (Chagas’ disease): Romana’s Sign

119
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Schistosoma Haematobium causes

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Bladder calcificaiton & cancer

120
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Schistosoma Mansoni causes

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Presinusoidal HTN, splenomagaly, esophageal varices

121
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Snail, intermediate host of…

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Schistosomiasis

122
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Ixodes scapularis transmits

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Babesia (clinically rembles malaria) & Borelia burgdorferi

123
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Nantucket Protozoa

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Babesia microt

124
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Infection by Reduviid Bug

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Trypansoma cruzi: Chagas’ Disease

125
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Infection by TseTse Fly

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Trypansoma brucei gambiense & rhodiense: African Sleeping Sickness

126
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Infection by Sandfly

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Leishmaniasis: Mucocutaneous Diseases by L. braziliensis & Visceral Disease by L. donovani & Dermal Leishman by L. tropica, mexicana, peruviana

127
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Infection by Ixodes Tick

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Babesia microti: Babesiosis & Borrelia burgdorferi: Lyme Disease

128
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Infection by Anopheles Mosquito

129
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Trophozoites w/ “Face-Like” Appearance

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Giardia lamblia

130
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Nonseptate Hyphae

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Zygomycosis: Rhizopus & Mucor. Only mycosis w/o septate. Infect Ketoacidotic Diabetics.

131
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Histoplasmosis Geography

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Ohio, Mississippi, Misouri River valleys

132
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Coocidioidomycosis Geography

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Southwestern deserts, California

133
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Blastomycosis Geography

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States east of Mississippi River

134
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Paracoccidioidomycosis Geography

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Latin America

135
Q

Roseola Infection, aka

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Exanthema Subitum: “Sixth Disease” (Human Herpes Virus-6 dsDNA, enveloped)

136
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Herpangina

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“Hand-Foot-and-Mouth” Disease: Coxsackie A (Picornavirus +ssRNA)

137
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Orthomyxovirus

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–ssRNA, enveloped virus.

Spike Glycoproteins (peplomeres): HA = Hemagluttinin & NA = Neuraminidase. These peplomeres are what give the virus antigenis variation

Influenza A & B

138
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Paramyxovirus

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–RNA, enveloped. Most common cause of respiratory infections in kids

Mumps

Croup(Parainfluenza virus)

Rubeola(Measles virus)

RSV

139
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Togavirus

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+ssRNA, enveloped

3 Day Measles: German Measles: Rubella/ Rubivirus

Encephalitis viruses: Alphaviruses: Eastern (more severe) and Western Equine Encephalitis

140
Q

Flaviviris

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Dengue Fever – icterus & hemorrhage w/ blac vomit

Yellow fever

St. Louis Encephalitis – no hepatitis or hemorrhage

141
Q

Bunyavirus

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–ssRNA, enveloped

California Encephalitis – severe bifrontal headaches

Hantavirus – hemorrhagic fever w/ acute resp. distress syndrome

142
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IgA Protease Activity

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H. Influenzae (needs factors V & X for growth)

Strep. Pneumoniae

N. meningitidis

N. gonnorhoae

W/ this activity these bugs are able to colonize the oral mucosa.

143
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Diphtheria: ABCDEFG

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Adenopathy

b Prophage encodes the exotoxin

Corneybacteria is Club shaped

Diphtheria

Elongation Factor II

Granules (metachromatic)

144
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Only ssDNA

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Parvovirus: “Part of a virus”

145
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Only dsRNA

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Reovirus, “RepeatOvirus”

146
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Naked RNA

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“Naked for CPR”: Calcivirus; Picornovirus; Reovirus

147
Q

2 circular DNAs

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Papovavirus & Hepadnavirus

148
Q

BK

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Papovavirus. Seen in kidney transplant patients (causes renal disease)

149
Q

Hepadna, Retrovirus?

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No, but has reverse transcriptase

150
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Picornovirus: “PERCH”

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Poiliovirus; Echo; Rhino; Coxsackie; Hep A

151
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Hemorrhagic Fevers

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  1. Filovirus & Bunyavirus (Hantavirus)

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