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MICROBIO II Flashcards

1
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-Adult pneumonia
-Otitis media
-Adult meningitis

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Pharyngitis/sore throat
Skin infections
Scarlet fever

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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3
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis

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Streptococcus viridans

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4
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Neonatal meningitis and pneumonia

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Streptococcus Agalactiae

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TSS

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Catheter

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

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2nd cause of UTI in sexually active women

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Staphylococcus saprophiticus

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8
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Anthrax, Woolsorter’s
disease

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Bacillus anthracis

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9
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Diarrhea
from fried rice

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Bacillus cereus

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10
Q

Blocks Ach release Flaccid paralysis
(Fluffy Baby Syndrome)

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Clostridium
botulinum

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11
Q

Blocks GABA & glycine
Spastic paralysis

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Clostridium tetani

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12
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-α-toxin/lecithinase: splits lecithin into phosphocholine
& diglyceride
-Gas gangrene

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Clostridium
perfringes

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13
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Gas gangrene AKA

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Clostridial myonecrosis)

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14
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Pseudomembranous
colitis caused by
Clindamycin

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Clostridium difficile

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15
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Diphtheria

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Corynebacterium
diphtheriae

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16
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Common cause of
meningitis in neonates

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Listeria
monocytogenes

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17
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Typhoid fever
Rotten egg diarrhea
Rose Spots on the belly

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S. typhi

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18
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Sepsis

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S. choleraesius

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19
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Diarrhea/Gastroenteritis

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S. enteritidis

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20
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Common cause of UTI and
nosocomial infections

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Proteus mirabilis

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21
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Traveller’s/Montezuma’s

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ETEC

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22
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Children’s / Infants

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EPEC

Enteropathogenic

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23
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Bloody (no pus & fever)

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EHEC

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24
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Bloody (with pus & fever)

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EIEC

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25
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Watery diarrhea

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EAEC

enteroaggregative

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26
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2nd most common cause of G(-) sepsis

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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27
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Dysentery

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Shigella dysenteriae

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28
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Rice watery diarrhea

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Vibrio cholera

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29
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Contaminated raw fish
(sushi); halophilic

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V. parahemolyticus

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30
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-Zoonotic; from uncooked
poultry, unpasteurized milk
-Bloody diarrhea

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Campylobacter jejuni

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31
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Spiral, highly motile,
microaerophile, Urease (+)
-Ulcer

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Helicobacter pylori

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32
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Meningitis
Meningococcemia

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Neisseria meningitidis

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33
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Gonorrhoea, STD, PID
(Pelvic Inflammatory
Disease)

Gonococcal Ophthalmia
Neonatorum

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Neisseria gonorrheae

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34
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Pneumonia
Opportunistic (burn patients)
1° cause of nosocomial
infections

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P. aeruginosa
Oxidase (+)

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35
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GIT abscesses

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Bacterioides fragilis

36
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Damages endothelial cells (vessel) W

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R. rickettsii

37
Q

Rickettsial pox

38
Q

Endemic typhus
Brill-Zinsser disease

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R. prowazekii

39
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Endemic typhus

40
Q

Scrub typhus

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R. tsutsugamushi

41
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Trench fever

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B. quintana

42
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Cat scratch disease

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B. henselae

43
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Blindness (trachoma)

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C. trachomatis

44
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Parrot fever

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C. psittaci

45
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HIB: Meningitis in
children

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Haemophilus influenzae

46
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Chancroid

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Haemophilus ducreyi

47
Q

Bacterial vaginitis
Fishy vaginal discharge

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Haemophilus vaginalis S

48
Q

Whooping cough

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Bordetella pertussis

49
Q

Legionnaire’s
disease/Pontiac fever

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Legionella pneumophila

50
Q

Q fever

A

Coxiella burnetti

51
Q

Bubonic plague

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Yersinia pestis

52
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Enterocolitis
Arthritis
Rash, Diarrhea

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Yersinia enterolitica

53
Q

Rabbit fever

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Francisella tularensis

54
Q

Dog/cat bites

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Pasteurella multocida

55
Q

Goat

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Brucella melitensis

56
Q

Cattle

A

Brucella abortus

57
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Pig

58
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Dog

59
Q

Syphilis (1°: painless chancre)
Diagnosis: Dark field microscopy

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Treponema pallidum

60
Q

Yaws: severe facial disfigurement

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Treponema pertenue

61
Q

Pinta: flat red or blue lesions

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Treponema carateum

62
Q

Lyme disease

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

63
Q

Relapsing fever

A

Borrelia recurrentis

64
Q

Leptospirosis
Weil’s disease

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Leptospira interrogans

65
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Pulmonary tuberculosis

A

M. tuberculosis

66
Q

Leprosy/Hansen’s Disease
(Lepromatous or Tuberculoid)

67
Q

Walking pneumonia

A

Mycoplasma
pneumonia

68
Q

Nodular infection of the shaft
Black nodules like pebbles

A

Black piedra

69
Q

Larger, softer yellowish nodules on the hairs
Axilla, pubic, beard, scalp

A

White piedra

70
Q

-Invasion of the cornified skin

-Hyper or hypopigmented maculae

-Lab diagnosis: skin scrapings (spag & meatballs)

A

Pityriasis versicolor

71
Q

Foot

A

Tinea pedis

72
Q

Head

A

T. capitis

73
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Body

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T. corporis

74
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Genitalia

75
Q

Nails

76
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Normal flora (can become opportunistic)

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Candidiasis

77
Q

Progressive painful swelling

78
Q

Necrotic, ulcerative nodules

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Sporotrichosis

79
Q

Found in rotting woods:
Cauliflower-like warts

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Chromoblastomycosis

80
Q

North American Blastomycosis

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Blastomycosis

81
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South American Blastomycosis

A

Paracoccidiomycosis

82
Q

African Histoplasmosis
Affects RES of macrophages in lungs

A

Histoplasmosis

83
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“great mimic”

A

Histoplasmosis

84
Q

Pulmonary infection (dark skinned type B male)

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Coccidiomycosis

85
Q

Skin, CNS lesions

A

Cryptococcosis

86
Q

Disturbance in the normal flora

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Systemic Candidiasis

87
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-Causes allergy, source of aflatoxin
-Farmer’s lung

A

Aspergillosis

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