micro test #5 Flashcards
Aspergillus sp.
T cell compromise, neutropenia, iron overload
Actinomyces israelii
poor oral hygiene, alcoholism/malnourishment.
Anaerobes (primarily oral NF)
poor oral hygiene, alcoholism/malnourishment.
B. anthracis
Wool sorters, animal hides
Blastomyces dermatitidis
exposure to contaminated soil in Ohio-Mississippi River Valleys.
Brucella spp
exposure to infected animals, animal tissues, blood or bodily fluids. Abattoir/Poultry Worker; Farmer, Veterinarian; Pets Pet store worker – Exposure to parturient cat, cattle, sheep goats,
Coccidioides immitis
exposure to contaminated soil Southwestern US.
Chlamydia pneumoniae
increased exposure due to crowding
Chlamydia psittaci
exposure to Birds/Abattoir/Poultry Worker; Farmer, Veterinarian; Pet/ Pet store worker
Cryptococcus neoformans
lymphoma, AIDS
Coxiella burnetti
exposure to contaminated soil/infectious dust, exposure to infected animals, animal tissues, blood or bodily fluids Abattoir/Poultry Worker; Farmer, Veterinarian; Pets Pet store worker – Exposure to parturient cat, cattle, sheep goats.
Francisella tularensis
exposure to rabbits.
Hantavirus
exposure to contaminated soil/infectious dust, exposure to infected rodents, tissues, blood or bodily fluids, droppings.
Haemophilus iinfluenzae, type b
Antecedent or current Viral LRT infection (especially influenza)
Histoplasma capsulatum
exposure to contaminated soil in North-Central US, exposure to Bats, Bird droppings.
Klebsiella pneumoniae
alcoholics, age/elderly, sickle cell disease, aspelnics.
Legionella pneumophila
exposure to aerosolized water.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
increased exposure due to crowding
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
foreign-born minority in US, Health-care worker.
low income populations/malnurishment.
T cell compromise, AIDS.
Mucormycoses
neutropenia, Diabetic, iron overload
Nocardia asteroides
exposure to soil and cancer.
Pneumocystis jiroveci
T cell compromise, AIDS.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
neutropenia
Staphylococcus aureus
IV drug abuse, hematogenous dissemination
