Micro - Organisms by organ system

Question 1

Nervous system - encephalitis

Answer 1

HSV-1/2
Rabies virus
Japanese encephalitis
T. gondii
T. brucei

Question 2

Nervous system - meningitis

Answer 2

Neonate: S. agalactiae (+)
L. monocytogenes (+)
E. coli (-)
6 mo - 6 yrs: S. pneumoniae (+)
N. meningitidis (-)
H. influenzae type B (-)
6 yrs - 60 yrs: N. meningitidis (-)
Poliovirus
S. pneumoniae (+)
Aseptic: coxsackie virus
echovirus
mumps virus
poliovirus
Fungal: C. neoformans

Question 3

Nervous system - Axon/synapse pathogenesis

Answer 3

C. tetani (+)
C. botulinum (+)
M. leprae (AFB)
Poliovirus

Question 4

CSF profile in meningitis

Answer 4

Bacterial: (++) prot, (- -) gluc, PMNs, (+) press
Viral: (+)/~ prot, ~gluc, lymphs, ~press
Fungal: (+) prot, (-) gluc, lymphs, (+) press

Question 5

Cardiovascular - septic shock

Answer 5

E. coli (-)
K. pneumonia (-)
Enterobacter (-)
P. mirabilis (-)
P. aeruginosa (-)
B. fragilis (-)
S. aureus (+)
S. pyogenes (+)
S. agalactiae (+) - neonatal

Question 6

Cardiovascular - Rheumatic heart disease

Answer 6

S. pyogenes (+)

Question 7

Cardiovascular - Myocarditis

Answer 7

• viral: Coxsackievirus type B
• Protozoan: T. cruzi
• Bacterial:
  S. aureus (+) and E. faecalis (+)
  C. diphtheriae (+)
  B. burgdorferi (spirochete)