Micro Summary: Reservoir/Transmission Flashcards
Histotoxic Clostridia: C. perfringens, C. septicum
GI, soil
C. tetani
Soil
C. botulism
Soil, home-prepared foods, Alaska
Campylobacter jejuni
Animal Contaminated food (esp poultry) & water
Haemophilus influenzae
Humans
Respiratory
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Humans
Respiratory
Escherichia coli
Humans, GI
Contaminated food/water
Salmonella
GI, sewage, feces
Shigella
GI, sewage, feces
Fecal-oral
Klebsiella
GI, skin
Yersinia pestis
Rodents, fleas
Fecal-oral
Rickettsia rickettsii
Dermacentor Ticks
Ticks
Borrelia burgdorferi
Rodents
Ticks
Bacillus anthracis
Livestock
Livestock exposure, injection drugs
Francisella tularensis
Rabbits, ticks, flies
Ticks
Helicobacter pylori
Humans
Fecal-oral
Enterococcus faecium
Skin
Staphylococcus aureus
Humans, warm/moist sites
Fomites
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Skin
Acinetobacter baumanii
ICUs & wounded soldiers in Afghanistan
Hands
Neisseria meningitidis
Humans, nasopharynx
Respiratory, Genital, Oral/GI
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Human
Streptococcus pyogenes
Humans, mucosal surfaces, skin & soft tissue
Aerosols, direct contact
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Humans, respiratory tract
Respiratory
Listeria monocytogenes
Food (soft cheese), soil, zoonotic
Fecal-oral, mother to fetus
Legionella pneumophila
Contaminated water
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Through wounds, surgical incisions, burns, etc.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Respiratory
Mycobacterium leprae
Africa, Asia, Latin America, humans, armadillos
Respiratory
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Humans
Nasopharyngeal, cutaneous
Vibrio cholera
Estuary water
Contaminated food/water
Bordetella pertussis
Humans