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Nosocomial infections and Bug Hints Flashcards

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Risk factor: hyperalimentation

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Candida albicans

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Risk factor: newborn nursery (2)

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CMV, RSV

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Risk factor: urinary catheterization (2)

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E. coli, proteus mirabilis

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Risk factor: works in a renal dialysis unit

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Hepatitis B

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Risk factor: water aersols

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Legionella

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Risk factor: respiratory equipment

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Risk factor: wound infection

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Staph aureus or pseudomonas

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Characteristic: asplenic patient

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SHiN

S. pneumoniae&raquo_space; H. influenza > N. meningitidis

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Characteristic: branching rods in oral infection, sulfur granules

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Actinomyces israelii

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Characteristic: chronic granulomatous disease

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Catalse + microbes, especially S. aureus

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Characteristic: “currant jelly sputum”

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Klebsiella

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Characteristic: Dog or cat bite

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Pasteurella multicoda

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Characteristic: Facial nerve palsy

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Borrelia burgdoferi (lyme disease)

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Characteristic: fungal infection in diabetic or immunocompromised patient

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Mucor or rhizopus spp.

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Characteristic: health care provider

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Hep B

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Characteristic: Neutropenic patients

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Candida albicans (systemic)
Aspergillus
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Characteristic: Organ transplant patient

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CMV

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Characteristic: PAS +

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Tropheryma whipplei (Whipples disease)

19
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Characteristic: Pediatric infection

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H. influenzae

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Characteristic: pneumonia in CF patient, burn wounds

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Pseudomonas

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Characteristic: pus, empyema, abscess

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S. aureus

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Characteristic: Rash on hands and feet

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drive CARS with your HANDS and FEET
Coxsackie A virus
RMSF (rickettsia)
Syphilis

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Characteristic: Sepsis/meningitis in a newborn

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Group B Strep

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Characteristic: Surgical wound

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S. aureus

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Characteristic: Traumatic open wound (especially a dirty one)

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Clostridium perfringens

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