MICROBIOLOGY Flashcards
1
Q
What microbes cause reactive arthritis?
A
REITER loves ShY ChiCS Shigella Yersinia Chlamydia Campylobacter Salmonella
Reiter syndrome: can’t see can’t pee can’t bend the knee
2
Q
What microbes cause septic joints?
A
Staph aureus, Streptococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Gonococcal arthritis - STI that presents as purulent arthritis in the knee or triad of polyarthralgia, tenosynovitis (e.g. hand), dermatitis (pustules)
p.456 FA 2018