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How do you know it’s an anaerobe?

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Gas, bad odor

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What makes an adequate sputum sample?

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25 leukocytes per low power field

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What bug causes acute bacterial endocarditis?

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Strep viridians (attacks damaged valves)

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How do you diagnosed Rheumatic Fever?

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Need at least 2 “SPECC”

Subcutaneous nodules
Polyarthritis
Erythema Marginatum (red margins)
Chorea (Sydenham's)
Carditis (MS>AS>TS) "MAT"
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What are the only Gram - diplococci?

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Neisseria

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What is the only Gram + diplococci?

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Streo pneumo

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What bugs cause heart block onfections?

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“Dont TeLL Chaga”

Diphtheria
Typhoid fever (salmonella typhii)
Legionella
Lyme disease
Chagas disease (Whipple's)
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What are the IgA protease bugs?

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Strep pneumo
H. influenza
Neisseria catt

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What do the IgA protease bugs cause?

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Sinusitis, otitis media, pneumonia, bronchitis

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What are the simple Gram-bugs?

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“simple HE”
H-influenza
E.coli

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What are the atypical (no cell wall) bacteria?

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"CLUMsy"
Chlamydia
Legionella
Ureaplasma
Mycoplasma
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What is the only Gram + endotoxin?

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Listeria

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What are the Gram - exotoxins?

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H influenza, Bordetella Pertussis

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What are the spore forming Gram + bacteria?

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Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium botulinum

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What bugs cause walking pneumonia?

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"Come My Love for a walk?
0-2 mo: Chlamydia pn
10-30 y: Mycoplasma pn
>40 y: Legionella pn
AIDS/Premies: Pneumo Jirovecii
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What causes Cryoglobulinemia?

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"I AM HE"
Influenza
Adenovirus
Mycoplasma
Hep B, C
EBV
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What are the Silver Stainers?

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"HaLV-C=Comma"
H. pylori
Listeria
Vibrio
Campylobacter
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What bacteria cause diarrhea

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“CBS”
Clostridium
Bacillus cereus
Staph aureus

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What are the Gram - capsules?

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“Some Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules”

Salmonella
Klebsiella
H influenza B
Pseudomonas
Neisseria
Citrobacter
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What is the Gram + Capsule?

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Strep Pneumo

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What are the Urease + bugs?

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"Urease PPUNCH"
Proteus
Pseudomonas
Ureoplasma
Nocardia
Cryptococcus
H Pylori
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What bugs cause Monocytosis?

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"STELS" 
Syphilis
TB
EBV
Listeria
Salmonella
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What are the big Mama Anaerobes?

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Bacteroides fragilis
Strep Bovis
C. septicum

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What bugs disrupt G proteins?

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Pertussis: inhibits Gi
Cholera: Stimulates Gs
E. coli: Stimulates Gs

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What bacterias causes UTIs and prostatitis?
E.coli Proteus Klebsiella Pseudomonas
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What bug is associated w/cat scratch?
Bartonella henselae
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What bug is associated w/cat saliva?
Pasturella multocida
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WHat bug is associated w/ cat pee?
Toxoplasmosis
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What bug is associated w/cat caca?
Toxocara cati
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What disease are caused by the Ixodes Tick?
Lyme disease -bull's eye lessions Babesiosis - hemolytic anemia Ehrlichiosis - puncture near eye
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What bug causes hospital abscesses?
Day 1-3: Staph aureus - lots of O2 Day 4-7: Strep viridans: no enzymes Day >7: Anaerobes - PMNs
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What kind of patients does Staph and Pseudomonas like to attack?
DM Cystic fibrosis pt Burns pts Neutropenic pts
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What disease have granulomas?
``` TB Sarcoidosis Syphilis Histiocytosis X The -ellas ```
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What disease provide malaria protection?
Sickle cell: AAs | G-6PD: Mediterraneans
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What bug causes multiple liver abscesses?
Entamoeba histolytica
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What bug causes multiple cerebral abscesses?
Citrobacter
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What has multiple lung aneurysms?
Osler-Weber-Rendu
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What bugs cause Loeffler syndrome?
``` "NASSA" Necator americanus Ancylostoma duodenale Schistosomiasis Strongyloides Ascaris lumbricoides ```
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What is the symptom of Loeffler syndrome?
Pulmonary eosinophilia
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What is PIE syndrome?
Pulmonary Infiltrate w/ Eosinophilia
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What disease have PIE syndrome?
Aspergillus, Loeffler's, Churg-Strauss
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What disease does Coxsackie A cause?
Hand-foot-mooth disease
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What disease does Coxsackie B cause?
Endocarditis, DM type 1
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What bugs cause Meningitis?
0-2mo: "baby BEL" Group B strep E coli Listeria >2mo: Strep pneumo 10-21y/o: N. meningitidis
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What are the CSF lab vales for Meningitis?
PMNs-> bacteria T cells/MP->nonbacterial Normal glucose -> viral
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What does the Hep B Core Ag tell you?
Gone before pt has symptoms (2 mo)
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What does the core Ab tell you?
Past infection
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What does the surface Ag tell you?
Current infection
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What does the surface Ab tell you?
Vaccination has occurred
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What does the E Ag tell you?
Transmissibility/infectivity
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What does the E Ab tell you?
Low transmissibility
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What antibody shows past Hep A infection?
IgG
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What antibody shows current Hep A infection?
IgM
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What type of people does Hep E like to infect?
Pregnant women. Asians
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What is associated with Staph aureus?
Cellulitis, dairy products, gold pigment, endocarditis, styes, hordeolum (on eyelid)
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What is associated with Strep pyogenes?
"LINES", ASO, hyaluronic acid capsule
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What is associated with Staph epidermidis?
Central lines, VP shunts, white pigment
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What is associated w/ Propionibacterium?
Acne, Progesterone=> propionic acid
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What is associated w/Pateurella?
Cat/dog saliva => cellulitus w/lymphadenitis
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What is associated w/Staph saprophyticus?
Female UTIs, honeymooners cystitis
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What is associated w/ Hemophilus aegyptus?
Swollen eyeball w/pus
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What is associated w/Francisella tularensis?
Ulcers at rabbit or deer tick bite site (Tx: Streptomycin)
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What is associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Otitis externa, ecthyma granulosum, loves rubber, whirlpool folliculitis, ADP ribosylates EF-2
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What is associated w/Streptococcus pneumoniae?
Otitis media, red bulging tympanic membrane
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What is associated w/ Fusobacterium?
Painful mouth ulcers, gum pus, Vincents angina
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What is associated w/Strep mutans?
Dental Cavities
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What is associated w/ Strep viridans?
Subacute bacterial endocarditis, green pigment
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What is associated w/Strep salivarius?
Cold agglutinin test
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What is associated w/Strep pyogenes?
Rheumatic fever, strain 12=>PSGN
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What is associated w/ Group C Strep?
Pharyngitis
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What is associated w/ Corynebacyerium diphtheriae?
Chinese letters, gray pseudomembrane, suffocation, ADP ribosylates EF2, heart block, Elek test
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What is associated w/ Strep pneumonia?
Gram + diplococci, rusty sputum, IgA protease, vaccine covers 23 strains
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What is associated w/ H influenza?
Gram - pleomorphic rod, Factors V/X, 5 C-ribose capsule, B-type:meningitis, epiglottitis, sepsis
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What is associated w/ N Catarrhalis?
Loves mucus-> attacks respiratory tract
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What is associated w/ Chlamydia psittaci?
Parakeets, parrots
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What is associated with Chlamydia pneumonia?
Staccato coughing, elementary and reticulate bodies
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What is associated with Mycoplasma pneumonia?
Bullous myringitis, ground glass CXR, P1 protein, erythema multiforme
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What is associated w/ Legionella pneumonia?
AC ducts, silver stains lung, CYEA, pontiac fever, Legionnaire's pneumonia
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What is associated with Pnuemocystis Jiroveciinia?
AIDS, premies, rusty sputum, silver stains lung, ^ LDH (Tx: steroids)
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What is associated with Clostridium botulinum?
Canned food, honey, inhibits Ach release, resp failure, stool toxin (Tx: Penicillin)
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What is associated with Clostridium tetani?
Rusty nail wounds, inhibits Gly release, resp failure, risus sardonicus, tennis, racquet shape
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What is associated with Bordetella pertussis?
Whooping cough, ADP ribosylates Gi
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What is associatedw/Bacillus antracis?
Black eschar, woolsorter's lung disease, D-Glu, boxcar-like spore (Tx: Ciprofloxacin)
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What is associated with H pylori?
Duodenal ulcers
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What is associated with Salmonella?
Raw chicken & eggs, tutles, rose typhoid spots, H2S, sickle cell osteomyelitis
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What is associated w/ Campylobacter jejuni?
Raw chicken & eggs, very bloody diarrhea, inactivated by gastric juice, Guillain-Barre, seagull -shape
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What is associated with clostridium perfringes?
Holiday ham & turkey, DM gas gangrene, soil/feces
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What is associated w/ Bacillus cereus?
Fried rice, pre-formed toxin
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What is associated with Listeria monocytogenes?
Raw cabbage, hot dogs, spoiled milk, migrant workers => heart block, meningitis, abortions
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What is associated w/ Vibrio parahaemolyticus?
Raw fish
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What is associated with Actinomyces?
Face fistulas, sulfur granules
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What is associated w/ Vibrio vulnificus?
Raw oysters, cellulitis in swimmers cuts
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What is associated with Shigella?
Day care outbreaks => seizures, destroys 60 S ribosome, infects M cells
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What is associated with Vibrio Cholera?
Rice water diarrhea, ADP ribosylates Gs
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What is associated w/ Clostridium difficile?
Explosive diarrhea= pseudomembranous colitis
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What is associated with Yersinis enterolitica?
Presents like appendicitis + Reiter's, bloody diarrhea
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What is associated w/ Strep bovis?
Colon cancer, black pigment
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What is associated with Clostridium septicum?
colon cancer
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What is associated with ETEC?
Traveler's=> rice-water diarrhea
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What is associated with EHEC?
Hemmorrhagic=> renal failure
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What is associated w/ EIEC?
Inflammatory=> loose stool
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What is associated w/ EPEC?
Pathogenic=> newborn diarrhea
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What is associated w/ E. coli?
Raw hamburger, ADP ribosylates Gs, verotoxin, HUS
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What is associated w/ Proteus mirabilis?
Staghorn calculus, UTI (Tx: Norfloxacin)
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What is associated w/Klebsiella pneumonia?
Alcoholics, currant jelly sputum, UTI lung fissure
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What is associated w/ Staph saprophyticus?
Young & college girls UTIs
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What is associated with N meningitides?
DIC, pili, releases toxin in log phase
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What is associated with Brucella?
farmers/vet, spiking fever 5x/day, animal placentas
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What is associated w/ R. rikettsii?
Ticks=> Rocky mountain spotted fever
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What is associated w/ R. akari?
Mites=> fleshy papules
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What is associated w/ R typhi?
Fleas, starts in armpit
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What is associated w/ R. prowazekii?
Lice, starts on body
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What is associated w/ R tsutsugamushi?
Mites=> scrub typhus
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What is associated with Coxiella burnetti?
Dusty barn=> Qfever
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What is associated w/ Yersinia pestis?
Rats, fleas=> bubonic plague
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What is associated with Bartonella henselae?
Cat scratch => single painful lymph node, silver stains
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What is associated w/ bacteroides fragilis?
Post-op bowel abscess, grows in blood clots
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What is associated w/ Chlamydia trachomatis?
Neonatal inturned eyelashes/cornea ulcers
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What is associated w/Neisseria gonorrhea?
Pili, urthritis, tenovitis, septic arthritis

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