Microbiology 1 (syndromes and associations) Flashcards
wound infection, seawater, DM or EtOH
Vibrio parahemolyticus
Wound infection, seawater, liver dz
Vibri vulnificus
appendicitis like diarrhea
Yersinia enterocolitica
cause of pathogenicity of Y. enterocolitica
pYV plasmid
day care an dnursing home diarrhea
Shigella
Very small innoculum diarrhea
Shigella
flask-shaped ulcers, right colon
Entamoeba histolytica
Morphologically identical to E histolytica but non-pathogenic
E. dispar
high sensitivity and specificity for E. histolytica
stool EIA
serotypes of adenovirus causing diarrhea
40, 41
most common cuase of viral gastroenteritis in adults
Norwalk (a calcivirus)
organisms ID’s on routine stool culture (4)
Salmonella,
Shigella,
E. coli,
Campylobacter
community-acquired pneumonia (4)
M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, Strep. pneumo, H flu
ventilator assd pneumonia (7)
S. aureus, S. pneumo, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumo, Serratia, Enterobacter, E.coli
2 causes of COPD exacerbation
H. flu, M. catarrhalis
Features of legionella pneumonia
hyponatremia, neurologic manifestations
diagnosis of chlamydia pneumonia
IgM >1:16, or >4x increase in IgG
hantavirus carried by
deer mouse (peromyscus maniculatus
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
- thrombocytopenia
- neutrophilia without toxic granules
- erythrocytosis
- > 10% immunoblastic lymphocytes
endocarditis in IV drug users
S. aureus, tricuspid valve