Most common: Flashcards
Most common cause of acute endocarditis
Staph Aureus
1 cause for neonatal sepsis in the world
Strep agalactiae
Group B strep
Most common cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis
Staph Epidermidis
Most common cause of septic arthritis in prosthetic joints
Staph Epidermidis
Most common cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections
Staph Epidermidis
Tx Vancomycin
2nd most common cause of UTIs in sexually active women
Staph Saprophyticus
tx TMP-SMX, quinolone
Most common bacterial cause of sore throat (pharyngitis)
Strep Pyogenes
Most common cause of neonatal pneumonia and meningitis in the world
Strep agalactiae
Most common cause of neonatal pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis in the philippines
E. coli
Most common cause of endometritis
Polymicrobial
Strep agalactiae
Most common cause of CAP
Strep Pneumoniae
Most common cause of Otitis media, sinusitis and bacterial meningitis
Strep Pneumoniae
Most common cause of dental caries
S. mutans
Most common cause of subacute and native valve endocarditis
Strep viridans
S. sanguis
Most common cause of bacterial meningitis among age 2-18 y/o
Neisseria Meningitidis
Most common cause of Urithritis
Neisseria Gonorhea
Most common cause of PID
Neisseria Gonorrhea
Most common cause of septic arthritis in sexually actice adults
Neisseria Gonorrhea
Most common cause of epiglottitis
H. influenza
2 cause of otitis media
Non typable haemophilus influenzae
Most common cause of Community acquired UTI
E.coli
2 cause of neonatal meningitis
E.coli
Most common cause of bacillary dysentery
Shigella Sonnei
Most common cause of epidemic dysentery
Shigella dysenteriae type 1
Most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis
Campylobacter jejuni
3 most common causes of diarrhea in the world
Campylobacter jejuni
ETEC
Rotavirus
Most common cause of pneumonia in alcoholics & diabetics
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Most common cause of otitis externa
Pseudomonas Aerugenosa
Most common cause of Malignant otitis externa in diabetics & elderly
Pseudomonas aeroginosa
Most common cause of chronic suppurative otitis media
Pseudomonas aeroginosa
3 most common cause of nosocomial UTIs
Pseudomonas aeroginosa
Most common atypical pneumonia (walking pneumonia)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Most common STD overall
Chlamydia trachomatis
Leading cause of infection blindness worldwide
Trachoma
Most common cause of fungal pneumonia
Blastomycosis
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Most common cause of meningoencephalitis in HIV
Cryptococcus neoformans
Most common AIDs-defining illness
Pneumocystis jiroveci
Most common cause of viral conjunctivitis
Adenovirus
Most common viral STD
HPV 6 & 11
Most common cause of congenital abnormalities
Cytomegalovirus
Leading cause of blindness in HIV
CMV
MC viral cause of myocarditis and pericarditis
Coxsackie virus
MC viral cause of endocarditis
Enteroviruses
MCC of aseptic meningitis
Enteroviruses
MCC of common colds
Rhino virus
Second MCC of common colds
Corona virus
MCC of nonbacterial diarrhea in adults
Norwalk virus (norovirus)
MCC of childhood viral diarrhea
Rotavirus
Most important cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis in infants
Respiratory Syncytial virus
Most prevalent blood borne pathogen
Hepatitis C
MC indication for liver transplant
Hepatitis C induced Cirrhosis
