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1
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T cell compromise
neutropenia
iron overload

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Aspergillus

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2
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poor oral hygiene

alcoholism/malnourishment

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Actinomyces Israelii

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3
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poor oral hygiene

alcoholism/malnourishment

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Anaerobes (primarily oral NMF)

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4
Q

wool sorters

animal hides

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B. anthracis

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5
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exposure to contaminated soil in Ohio-Mississippi River Valleys

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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6
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Exposure to infected animals, animal tissues, blood or bodily fluids
Abattoir/Poultry worker
farmer
vet
pet store worker
exposure to parturient cat/cattle/sheep/goats

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Brucella

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7
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exposure to contaminated soil (SW US)

travel to SW US

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Coccidioides immitis

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8
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increased exposure due to crowding

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Chlamydia pneumoniae

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9
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exposure to Birds/Abattoir/Poultry worker
farmer
vet
pet/pet store worker

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Chlamydia psittaci

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10
Q

lymphoma

AIDS

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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11
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exposure to contaminated soil/infectious dust
exposure to infected animals, animal tissues, blood or bodily fluids
Abattoir/Poultry worker
farmer
vet
pet store worker
exposure to parturient cat/cattle/sheep/goats

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Coxiella burnetti

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12
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exposure to rabbits

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Francisella tularensis

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13
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exposure to contaminated soil/infectious dust

exposure to infected rodents, tissues, blood or bodily fluids, droppings

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Hantavirus

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14
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Antecedent or current viral LRT infx (esp. influenza)

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Hib

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15
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exposure to contaminated soil in North-Central US

exposure to Bats, bird droppings

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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16
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Alcoholics
age/elderly
sickle cell disease
asplenics

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

17
Q

exposure to aerosolized water

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Legionella pneumophila

18
Q

increased exposure due to crowding

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

19
Q

foreign-born minority in US

HCW

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

20
Q

Neutropenia
diabetic
iron overload

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Mucormycoses

21
Q

exposure to soil and cancer

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Nocardia asteroides

22
Q

T cell compromise

AIDS

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

23
Q

Neutropenia

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

24
Q

IVDU

hematogenous dissemination

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Staphylococcus aureus

25
Q

lack of M-protein-specific opsonizing antibodies

antecedent viral infection (i.e. flu)

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Streptococcus pyogenes

26
Q

antecedent viral infection (i.e. flu)
age/elderly
sickle cell disease
asplenics

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

27
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Vaginal infection in the gravid female

passage through an infected vaginal canal

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Ureaplasma urealyticum

28
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increased exposure due to crowding

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RT viral etiology

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