Microbiology-Systems Flashcards
What is the main normal skin flora?
S. epi
What is the main normal nare flora?
S. epi and colonized by S. aureus
What is the main normal oropharynx flora?
Viridans strep
What is the main normal dental plaque flora?
S. mutans
What is the main normal colon flora?
B. fragilis over E. Coli
What is the main normal vaginal flora?
Lactobacillus, colonized by E. coli and GBS
NOTE: Neonates delivered by C-section have no flora but are rapidly colonized after birth
______ and ______ cause food poisoning that starts quickly and ends quickly
S. aureus and B. cereus
The classic cause of food poisoning from fried rice is _______
B. cereus
The classic cause of food poisoning from improperly canned food and raw honey is _______
C. botulinum
The classic cause of food poisoning from maonnaise and custards is _______
S. aureus
What needs to be on the DDx for dysentery?
Campylobacter (comma or s-shaped and growth at 42C)
E histolytica (protozoan; liver abscesses)
EHEC (can cause HUS) and EIEC
Salmonella and Shigella
Y. enterocolitis (day care outbreaks and pseudoappendocitis)
What needs to be on the DDx for watery diarrhea?
C. difficile
C. perfringens (also causes gas gangrene)
ETEC (heat labile and heat stabile toxins)
Protozoa (Giardia and Crytposporidium)
V. cholerae (rice water diarrhea)
Virusus (Rotavirus, norovirus, adenovirus)
What are the most common causes of pneumonia in children less than 4 weeks old?
GBS and E. Coli
What are the most common causes of pneumonia in children 4 weeks-18 yo?
Viruses (RSV)
Mycoplasma
C. trachomatis (infants- 3 yo)
C. pneumoniae (school aged)
S. pneumoniae
What are the most common causes of pneumonia in adults 40-65 yo?
S. pneumo
H. influenzae
Anaerobes, Viruses, Mycoplasma
What are the most common causes of pneumonia in adults 65+ yo?
S. pneumo
Influenza virus
Anaerobes
H. influenzae
gram negative rods
Common causes of pneumoniae in Alcoholics and IVDU?
S. pneumoniae, Klebsiella, and S. aureus
Common causes of pneumoniae in aspiration cases?
Anaerobes (e.g. Peptostreptococcus, Fusobacteriu Prevotella, Bacteroides)
Common causes of atypical pneumoniae?
Mycoplasma, Legionella, Chlamydia
Common causes of pneumoniae in cystic fibrosis pts?
Pseudomonas, S. aureus, S pneumo.
Common causes of pneumoniae in Nosocomial (hospital acquired) cases?
S. aureus, Pseudomonas
Common causes of pneumoniae in immunocompromised pts?
S. aurues, P. jirovecii with HIV
Common causes of pneumoniae in 2ndary postvirally?
S. aureus, H. influenza, S. pneumo
What are the most common causes of meningitis in neonates (0-6 months old)?
GBS
E. Coli
Listeria
What are the most common causes of meningitis in 6 mo-6 yr?
S. pneumo
N. meningitidis
H. influenza type B
Enteroviruses
What are the most common causes of meningitis in 6-60 yo?
S. pneumo
N. meningitis (no. 1 in teens)
Enterovirsuses
HSV
What are the most common causes of meningitis in 60+ yo?
S. pneumo
Listeria
Gram neg rods
How should meningitis be tx generally?
Vanco and ceftriaxone and add ampicillin if Listeria is suspected
What are the major viral causes of meningitis?
Enteroviruses (esp Coxsackievirus),
HSV-2 (HSV-1 = temporal lobe encephalitis),
HIV
West Nile virus,
VZV
Meningitis in HIV pt, think ______
Cryptococcus
What are the CSF findings of bacterial meningitis?
elevated opening pressure
neutrophils dominant
elevated protein
decreased glucose