Microbiology 🦠 Flashcards

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what is the definition of osteomyelitis?

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Osteomyelitis means an infection of bone, which can either be acute or chronic

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what are the mode of infection by osteomyelitis?

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  • The bloodstream Direct invasion (via open fractures, surgery, or objects that pierce the bone)
  • Infections in nearby structures, such as natural or artificial joints or soft tissues
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what are the causes of osteomyelitis in newborns younger than four months?

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  • S. aureus
  • Enterobacter species
  • group A and B Streptococcus species
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what are the causes of osteomyelitis in children aged between four months and four years?

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  • S. aureus
  • group A Streptococcus species
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Enterobacter species
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what Are the causes of osteomyelitis any children or adolscents aged more than 4 years?

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  • S. aureus (80%)
  • group A Streptococcus species
  • H. influenzae
  • Enterobacter species
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what are the causes of osteomyelitis in adults?

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  • S. aureus
  • occasionally Enterobacter or Streptococcus species
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what is the cause of osteomyelitis in sickle cell anemia Patients?

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Salmonella species are most common in patients with sickle cell disease

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what are the most commonly isolated bacterium from old cases of osteomyelitis?

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Staph aureus

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what are the fungal causes of osteomyelitis?

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The two most common are Blastomyces dermatitidis and Coccidioides immitis

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what is the cause of osteomyelitis in intravenous drug users and splenectomized patients?

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Gram-Negative bacteria, including enteric bacteria, are significant pathogens

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what are the risk factors of Osteomyelitis?

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what is the clinical picture of osteomyelitis?

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what are the complications of Osteomyelitis?

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  • Bone abscess (pocket of pus)
  • Bone necrosis (bone death)
  • Spread of infection
  • Inflammation of soft tissue (cellulitis)
  • Blood poisoning (septicaemia)
  • Chronic infection
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what is the mode of infection with acute osteomyelitis?

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what age does acute osteomyelitis affect?

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what characterizes chronic osteomyelitis?

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what is the most affected sites in acute osteomyelitis?

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what causes chronic osteomyelitis?

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which microbe causes chronic osteomyelitis?

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20
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what is the relation between Tuberculosis and Osteomyelitis?

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morphology of Staph aureus

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culture of Staph aureus

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Laboratory diagnosis of Staph aureus

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24
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how is osteomyelitis treated?

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25
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what is the definition of Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs)?

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classification of SSTIs

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what are the Causative organisms of SSTIs?

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what is the mode of transmission of SSTIs?

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pathogenesis of SSTIs

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what is the clinical picture of SSTIs?

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diagnosis of SSTIs

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what is the most common organism causing SSTIs?

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morphology of clostridium perfringens

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culture of clostridium perfringens

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Laboratory diagnosis of clostridium perfringens

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treatment of clostridium perfringens

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