Microbio Systems High Yield Flashcards
Bacteria to cause dental plaques?
S. mutans
“food poisoning from reheated rice”
B. cereus
“food poisoning from reheated meat”
C. perfringens
“food poisoning from contaminated seafood that can also cause wound infections”
V. vulnificus
“food poisoning from meats, mayonnaise, custard from a preformed toxin”
S. aureus
“bloody diarrhea caused by comma shaped organism that grows at 42C”
Campylobacter
“lactose negative, flagellar motility organism that causes bloody diarrhea”
Salmonella
“lactose negative organism that has a very low ID50 that causes bloody diarrhea”
Shigella
which parasite causes bloody diarrhea?
E. histolytica
Which parasites cause watery diarrhea?
Giardia
Cryptosporidium
2 causes of pneumonia in neonates?
GBS
E. coli
What causes pneumonia in children 4wk - 18yo?
RSV Mycoplasma C. trachomatis C. pneumoniae S. pneumo
3 causes of pnemonia in adlts 18yo- 40yo?
Mycoplasma
C. pneumoniae
S. pneumo
5 causes of pneumonia in adults 40yo- 65yo?
S. pneumo H. flu Anaerobes Viruses Mycoplasma
5 causes of pneumonia in the elderly?
S. pneumo
Influenza virus
Gram (-) rods
Name 3 cases of atypical pneumonia?
Mycoplasama
Legionella
Chlamydia
3 causes of post viral pneumonia?
S. aureus
H. influenza
S. pneumo
Listeria causes meningitis in which age groups?
Very old and very young
What is the #1 cause of meningitis in an individual over the age of 6mo?
S. pneumo