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Most Common Bacteria - Disease State // Circumstance Flashcards

1
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Bacteremic pneumonia cases

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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More likely in patients post influenza

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Alcoholism

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S. pneumoniae (including DRSP), oral anaerobes, K. pneumoniae, M. tuberculosis

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COPD/Smoker

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H. influenzae, L. pneumophila

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Aspiration

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Gram negative bacilli, oral anaerobes

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6
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Lung abscess

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CA-MRSA, oral anaerobes, endemic fungal pneumonia, M. tuberculosis

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7
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Exposure to bat or bird droppings

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Exposure to birds

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Chlamydophila psittaci

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9
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Exposure to rabbirts

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Francisella tularensis

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10
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Exposure to farm animals

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Coxiella burnetti

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HIV infection (early)

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S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, M. tuberculosis

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HIV infection (late)

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Above plus Pneumocystis jiroveci, Cryptococcus neoformans

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Hotel or cruise ship stay in previous 2 weeks

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Legionella pneumophila

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Influenza in community

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Influenza, S. pneumonia, S. aureus (CA-MRSA), H. influenzae

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Structural lung disease (bronchiectasis, CF)

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P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, Burkholderia cepacia

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Injection drug use

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S. aureus, anaerobes, M. tuberculosis, S. pneumoniae

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Endobronchial obstruction

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Anaerobes, S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S. aureus

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18
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Nursing home residency

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S. pneumoniae, Gram-negative bacilli, H. influenzae, S.

aureus, anaerobes, C. pneumoniae

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Poor dental hygiene

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Anaerobes

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20
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Travel to or residence in

southwestern USA

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Coccidioides immitis, Hantavirus

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21
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In context of bioterrorism

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Bacillus anthracis (anthrax), Yersinia pestis (plague),
Francisella tularensis (tularemia)
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CAP: Rust colored sputum

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S. pneumoniae

23
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CAP: Mucoid sputum

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K. pneumoniae

24
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HAP/VAP

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Aerobic gram-negative bacilli = 70%
~P. aeruginosa = 10 - 20%

S. aureus (especially MRSA) = 20 - 30%

25
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Acute bronchitis

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TRICK QUESTION = NO ANTIBACTERIAL THERAPY

26
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Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

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Bacterial cause = H. influenzae (45%)

Chronic inhalation of irritants compromises normal secretory and mucociliary function

27
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Acute Pharyngitis

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Bacterial cause = Streptococcus pyogenes (10 - 30%)

Viruses (rhinovirus, coronavirus, adenovirus) = most common

28
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Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis

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H. influenzae

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Moraxella catarrhalis

29
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Impetigo

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S. aureus and/or S. pyogenes (Group A streptococcus)

30
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Erysipelas (variant of cellulitis)

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Beta hemolytic streptococci

31
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Cellulitis: Infants, children

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H. influenzae, S. pyogenes , S. aureus, group B strep in neonates

32
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Cellulitis: Adults, post operative

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S. aureus, S. pyogenes, other group strep

33
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Cellulitis: Injection Drug Users

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S. aureus (including MRSA), S. pyogenes, anaerobes, fungi

34
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Cellulitis: Diabetics

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S. aureus, S. pyogenes, group B strep,

Gram negative bacilli, anaerobes

35
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Cellulitis: Immunocompromised

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Gram negative bacilli, fungi

36
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Cellulitis: Necrotizing Infections

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S. pyogenes*** , Clostridium perfringens

37
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2 most common causative organisms of SSTIs

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S. pyogenes, S. aureus

38
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Most common causes of moderate DFIs

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S. pyogenes, S. aureus

39
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Intraabdominal Infections

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Gram negative E. coli

Gram positive = Streptococcus species

40
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Endocarditis

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Staphylococci (Usually S. aureus)

41
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Clostridioides difficile

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Clostridioides difficile

42
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Osteomyelitis

43
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Septic arthritis: Neonates + children

44
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Septic arthritis: Adults 15 - 40

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

45
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Septic arthritis: cat or dog bite

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Pasteurella multocida

46
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Septic arthritis:

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Eikenella corrodens, anaerobes, oral flora

47
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Prosthetic joint infection

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Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA and MRSA), Streptococci, Enterococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacteriaceae

48
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UTI (females and males)

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E. coli

E. coli

E. coli

49
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GU in males

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Gram negative = Enterobacteriaceae (E. coli, proteus)

Gram positive = Enterococcus spp., S. aureus

50
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Urethritis in males

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Neisseria gonorrhea

51
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Epididymitis

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